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Cristofano dell'Altissimo (c. 1525–1605)

• Was an Italian painter in Florence.
• He was a pupil of Pontormo and Bronzino.
• In July 1552 he was sent to Como by Cosimo I de' Medici to copy the portraits of famous men in Paolo Giovio’s museum.
• By the end of May 1553 , Cristofano had sent 24 finished portraits to Florence, followed by 26 more by September 1554 and another 25 by October 1556.
• The following month Cristofano received 100 scudi from Cosimo.
• By 1591 the works had been transferred to the corridors of the Uffizi, where they form part of the museum’s large collection of portraits.
• In November 1562 Cristofano was noted as treasurer of the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence, which received its official recognition in January 1563.
• On 22 February 1567 Cristofano enrolled in the Arte dei Medici e Speziali.
• Between 1587 and 1589 he sent another group of works to Florence from the Giovio museum. 
• For duke Cosimo I de' Medici he copied in Como at least 280 of the portraits from the Collection of Paolo Giovio known as the Giovio Series (484 in total).