The Temptation of St Benedict, by Alessandro Allori

An image of The Temptation of St Benedict. Allori, Alessandro (Italian, 1535-1607). Oil on canvas, height 40.8 cm, width 59.3 cm, c.1587. Florentine School.

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The Temptation of St Benedict. Allori, Alessandro (Italian, 1535-1607). Oil on canvas, height 40.8 cm, width 59.3 cm, c.1587. Florentine School.

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Accession Number: PD.19-1996
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 801 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 140.84kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2013:11:04 12:50:42

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16th Century Alessandro Allori Allori Catholic crucifix crucifixion eremitic Fitz_PDP Florentine School halo hermetical hermit Italian Late Renaissance lying lying down male Mannerism Mannerist oil on canvas painting patron patron saint Renaissance river rolling Saint Benedict saints skull skulls St Benedict stripped temptation thorns thorny

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