The Judgment of Paris, 1583, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white gouache, over black chalk, on blue paper, 14-7/16 x 18-11/16 in. (36. 6 x 47. 4 cm), Drawings, Alessandro Allori (Italian, Florence 1535?1607 Florence), On his father's death in 1540, the young Alessandro Allori was adopted by Bronzino (1503-1572), becoming his pupil and a significant disseminator of his elegant Mannerist vocabulary. This delicately finished large composition, complete in all details, served as a modello (demonstration drawing) for one of four tapestry cartoons representing the story of Paris and the Golden Apple of Discord, that were delivered to the Florentine weaver Benedetto Squilli on March 30, 1583