The large canvas by Galimberti constitutes an interesting node in Delleani's production: always linked to the representation of the landscape, the artist here tackles the religious theme, unusual for him, with a result that, ultimately, will not satisfy either the author or criticism, which will accuse him of having denied realism. Exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 1903, the painting was received with little enthusiasm. Embittered by the harsh judgments, the painter admitted the work to his studio in Turin; here, the large canvas remained dusty for a couple of years, until 1905, when it entered Alice Galimberti's atelier in Piazza Vittorio.