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I. Alessandro, a Florentine painter, born in 1535, died in 1007. He was a nephew and pupil of Agnolo Bronzino, whose name is sometimes given to him. Michel Angelo was his chief model, and he is reputed one of the best artists of the anatomical school. He excelled also as a portrait painter.
II. Cristofimo, also called Bronzino, son of the preceding, born in 1577, died in 1621. He painted several important works for the Florentine churches and convents and the palace of the Medici, and excelled in coloring and delicacy of execution. His best known work is "Judith with the Head of Holofernes," in the Pitti palace, but his St. Julian in the same gallery is esteemed superior to it. His works are very rare.
 
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