A Pearl Diver c. 1570

Alessandro Allori's "A Pearl Diver" is a black chalk drawing from c. 1570 that depicts a nude male figure in a seated pose. The figure is shown from the back, with his head resting on his hand and his body leaning forward. Allori was a Florentine painter and draftsman known for his meticulous attention to detail and lifelike depiction of the human form. This drawing exemplifies his skill in capturing the natural contours of the human body and rendering its musculature with precision. Allori's "A Pearl Diver" is an excellent example of the Italian Renaissance drawing, where artists used drawings as preparatory studies for paintings.