Alessandro Allori was one of the most prolific and active painters in late sixteenth-century in Florence.
His father, a sword maker, died when Alessandro was only five. The well known painter Agnolo Bronzino was made guardian of the family; therefore Alessandro incorporated Bronzino's name into his own, as seen in the inscription on one of his paintings: Alexander Alorius Angeli Bronzini Alumnus Faciebat A D MDLXX (Allessandro Allori, foster-son of Agnolo Bronzino, made [this] in the year 1552). 
After a short stay in Rome, where he was influenced by Michelangelo's art, Allori returned to his native Florence. There he became one of the principal painters for the ruling family: the Medici. Allori was also appointed director of the Florentine tapestry factory in the mid-1570s. His work, which displays the complicated twisting poses typical of Florentine Mannerism, influenced artistic developments in Tuscany for almost fifty years following his death.
From a careful exam of his painting is evident that the author is referring to his own environment and time when representing subjects. For example the usage of flowers in the subject representation reflects the time and knowledge of the author along with the symbolic interpretation of flowers at that specific time.

