Monday, March 10, 2014

Cristofano Allori

Church of Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri, Pisa
The main altar of Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri: on the left is visible “Il Martirio di Santo Stefano” (The Martyr of Saint Stephen), painted by Giorgio Vasari in 1571. The painting is actually under restoration.
Church of Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri, Pisa
On a part of the gorgeous panelled ceiling of the church we can see “The Embarkation of Maria de' Medici at Livorno”, painted by Cristofano Allori in 1604. A detail of the painting, showing a bastion of the Fortezza Vecchia, is visible here.

See also: Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri - Marie de' Medici - Fortezza Vecchia - Molo del Soccorso
External links: Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri - Giorgio Vasari - Cristofano Allori (Wikipedia)

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14 comments:

  1. Taken For GrantedMarch 10, 2014 at 1:00 AM

    Very impressive interior of this church. How good it is being restored.

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  2. RandyMarch 10, 2014 at 1:24 AM

    That is one beautiful alter.

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  3. MichelleMarch 10, 2014 at 1:43 AM

    That altar is just stunning. Great that it is being restored.

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  4. cieldequimperMarch 10, 2014 at 7:21 AM

    I was wondering if we would go inside. I'm very glad we did.

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  5. GunnMarch 10, 2014 at 8:52 AM

    Very pretty- lots of gold- a very different style to what you will find here up in the north.

    I am going to Rome in September, and I will make sure we take a few more days off work, so we can explore Italy a bit more. I am already looking forward to it.

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  6. adrianaMarch 10, 2014 at 1:45 PM

    I like the unusual way of the organ disposition!

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  7. Luis GomezMarch 10, 2014 at 2:09 PM

    Gorgeous post VP.

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  8. KarlMarch 10, 2014 at 7:04 PM

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  9. KarlMarch 10, 2014 at 7:04 PM

    A stunning altar and I like also the panelled ceiling!

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  10. AriannaMarch 10, 2014 at 7:20 PM

    Un angolo di Livorno da scoprire! Ciao, Arianna

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  11. VPMarch 10, 2014 at 7:23 PM

    Arianna - Ma è Pisa!

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  12. HalcyonMarch 10, 2014 at 8:14 PM

    Very much an Italian church. I always love seeing how fancy they are!

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  13. DinaMarch 10, 2014 at 8:58 PM

    Livorno on the magnificent ceiling!

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  14. UnknownMarch 11, 2014 at 1:05 PM

    How very beautiful!

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