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Alessandro Rosi (28 December 1627, Rovezzano - 19 April 1697, Florence), Italian artist of the Baroque period. Little is known of his life, and his work previously tended to be confused with that of others. He trained in the workshops of Jacopo Vignali and Cesare Dandini, along with other young Florentine artists such as Carlo Dolci; his early work shows the influence of his teacher Dandini, especially in the treatment of drapery. It appears he also undertook a study trip to Rome, where he saw the work of Simon Vouet and Giovanni Lanfranco. Rosi enjoyed the patronage of some of the most important Florentine families of the time, such as the Corsini or Rinuccini, for whom he undertook large decorative projects. He also made a series of ten designs for tapestries commissioned by Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. His foremost pupil was Alessandro Gherardini. He died at the age of seventy after being struck by a falling column while walking along the Via Condotta in Florence.
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| Said to be a self-portrait of the artist, circa 1650-60. If so, it appears he may have used himself as the model for the two allegories. |
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