The painting was restored at the National Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, which was able to conclusively confirm that the painting, which measures a full eight square metres, indeed came from Tintoretto's workshop, according to Barbka Gosar-Hirci, who took part in the restoration.
The painting was commissioned specifically for the Novo mesto church by Novo mesto provost Polidor Montagnana. There are also records of the order by the Aquilea Patriarch Givanni, according to Marinka Drazumeric of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage.
