He was taught by Giovanni Battista Naldini (c. 1537-1591) the pupil and "artistic heir" of Pontormo (1494-1557). In his turn, Balducci became the spiritual heir to Naldini. Balducci followed his maste [+]
A student of Luca Cambiaso (1527-85) from around the late 1560s, they both moved to Spain in 1583, when the master accepted an invitation to work for Philip II. Although Cambiaso died shortly thereaft [+]