Table Of The Italian Renaissance, XVIth Century, Attributed To Alessandro Allori Of (1535-1607)

Picture of the Italian Renaissance, the sixteenth century, attributed to Alessandro Allori (1535-1607) Portrait of a young Florentine aristocrat Oil on poplar panel with frame Dimensions: 85 x 72.5 cm (the only panel: 54.5 x 44 cm) antique frame carved and gilded. It reversed profile and decorations of acanthus leaves and fluting. From the fourteenth century, the portrait, genre disappeared since antiquity, resurfaced. In Italy, the rapid development of the portrait has been closely linked to the Renaissance, to the ideals of the individual, and beauty concepts. It can commemorate an event, a wedding, the accession to power, or just capture the features of his sponsor for future generations. The representation of faces tends towards a greater realism. Alessandro Allori (also called Alessandro Bronzino), pupil and adopted son Bronzino, is a Florentine painter Mannerist (Florence, May 31, 1535 - Florence, September 22, 1607) Alessandro Allori is the father of Cristofano Allori (who painted the famous painting Judith and Holofernes, Uffizi Florence). He had to master a friend of Angelo di Cosimo di Mariano family says he Bronzino and Michelangelo. In some ways, Allori is the last in the lineage leading Florentine painters. Work related: Portrait of Countess Maria Gomez by Alessandro Allori Discrete old restorations, very good condition for a work by more than 400 years! Sold with certificate of expertise