Cristofano Allori (after), The Christ Child Sleeping on the Cross ("Gesù bambino addormentato sulla croce"). 1st half of the 19th century. Cristofano Allori1577 Florence - 1621 ibid. Oil on thin zinc plate. Unsigned. Framed in a richly decorated, historicist stucco moulding. After a painting by Cristofano Allori (1577 Florence - 1621 ibid.), Galleria Palatina, Florence, Inv.189 n.1358. Another painting with a comparable motif was made by Francesco Albani (1578 Bologna - 1660 ibid.). The painting was probably made after a print of the original painting, as the motif is reproduced here laterally reversed. Picture support in the right half inconspicuously arched. Elongated, curved scratch in the varnish l.m. Inconspicuous impressions of the framing in the fold area. Isolated small scratches on the image surface. Tiny retouchings in the margins. Verso numerous scratches and oxidation spots as well as fragmentary paper remains on the image carrier. Frame with isolated missing parts in the stucco, glue stain at mitre upper right, mitre lower right somewhat opened. Dimensions: 16.7 x 19.8 cm, overall 25.4 x 28.3 cm. Cristofano Allori 1577 Florence - 1621 there Son of the painter Alessandro di Cristofano (Tofano), sword sweeper, mother Maria di Donato Serbaldesi. First artistic instructions by his father, then visit of the studios of the artists Cigoli, Santi di Tito, Passignano, Gregorio Pagani in Florence. Increasingly turned away from Mannerism, turned to the Bolognese School. One of his main works "Judith with the Head of Holofernes". Many portraits made in small format, especially on copper or pewter. Works between 1600 and 1615 mostly undated, moreover his works often left in the draft stage or unfinished, concentration on inspiration, less on time-consuming technical realization.