Giovan Francesco Gessi, Giovan Francesco Gessi (Bologna, 20 January 1588 - Bologna, 15 September 1649) Sleeping baby Jesus

Oil on canvas, 79 × 62cm

The baby Jesus lies asleep on his white bed, his eyes closed, his mouth slightly open. In her right hand she holds a small cross. A bright red drapery hangs over the bed and marks the place of the sleeping Son of God like a canopy. Behind the graceful genre scene there is an allusion to the later death of Jesus to redeem humanity. The painting is of great sensuality, the innocent sleeping face of the child has great emotional charisma. Oil on canvas, 79 × 62cm