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Alessandro Allori, Allegorical Portrait of a young Man in the guise of Mercury Slaying Argus, c. 1570, Harvard Art Museum
Alessandro Allori, Allegorical Portrait of a young Man in the guise of Mercury Slaying Argus, c. 1570, Harvard Art Museum
Alessandro ALLORI (Florence, 1535 - 1607)
Study for a nude male figure, c. 1570
Bears no '39' (upper right)
Black chalk and traces of red chalk on paper
12 1/4 x 8 3/4 in
31.1 x 22.2 cm
31.1 x 22.2 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, USA
Private collection, France
We are grateful to Elizabeth Pilliod for her identification of this drawing as an early work by Allori dating from around 1564-72 when he was closest to Bronzino. There are...
We are grateful to Elizabeth Pilliod for her identification of this drawing as an early work by Allori dating from around 1564-72 when he was closest to Bronzino. There are visible similarities between the present drawing and the painting of Mercury in the Harvard Art Museum, suggesting Allori used it as a point of reference when painting that work.