The clarity of the forms, the strong pathos and the didactic reference to the symbols of the Passion make the present work typical of the post-Reformation period, when the Catholic Church strongly influenced the program of artistic production. Both the high quality of the execution and the features of Christ allow us to convincingly attribute the panel to Jacopo Ligozzi, one of the most original and interesting personalities working in Tuscany in the pre-baroque period, between the 16th and 17th centuries. Sandro Bellesi, in a written communication to the owner, describes the work as one of the best examples of Ligozzi's sacred compositions and suggests a dating to the early period of Ligozzi's activity in Tuscany, possibly around 1580-90. Christ´s posture still draws heavily on northern Italian models from the 16th century such as Palma il Giovane. The present painting is comparable to works by Ligozzi in the Collegiata of Gimigniano or in the church of Bosco ai Frati in Mugello (both dated between 1589 and 1591. Cf: Jacopo Ligozzi. Le vedute del Sacro Monte della Verna. I dipinti di Poppi e Bibbiena, catalogo della mostra a cura di L. Conigliello, Poppi/Arezzo, Florence 1992, p. 129 fig. 1). Dimensions 72.5 x 54 cm Artist or Maker Jacopo Ligozzi Medium Oil on panel Provenance Formerly Zanelli Quarantini Brini Family. – Private collection, Italy. Notes VAT: Margin scheme