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(2) Cristofano Allori
(b Florence, 17 Oct 1577; d Florence, 1 April 1621). Son of (1) Alessandro Allori. He became one of the foremost Florentine artists of the early Baroque period, also winning renown as a courtier, poet, musician and lover. Baldinucci’s biography suggests a complex character, ardent, devoutly religious and obsessively perfectionist.
Part of the Allori family
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