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| Agnolo Bronzino (1503–1572) | ||||||||||
| Angiolo Allori, known as Il Bronzino, was a distinguished Florentine Mannerist painter and poet, born in Monticelli near Florence. He initially trained under an obscure painter before studying with Raffaellino del Garbo, eventually becoming the favoured pupil of Jacopo Carrucci, known as Pontormo, who took him under his wing. Bronzino assisted Pontormo on several major projects, notably in the chapel of San Lorenzo in Florence, a commission he completed after his mentor’s death. Influenced by the grand style of Michelangelo, Bronzino’s works convey a sense of dignity and grandeur. His principal creations, executed in both fresco and oil, can be found in Florence and Pisa. Renowned for his portraits, he painted many of the most celebrated figures of his time, including Dante, Boccaccio, and Petrarch, as well as numerous likenesses of the Medici family, particularly Cosimo I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and his wife, Eleanor of Toledo. Though his portraiture has sometimes been critiqued for lacking depth and his drawings described as stiff, his skill and influence remain indisputable. One of his notable pupils was the painter Alessandro Allori. Bronzino died in Florence. | ||||||||||
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