This canvas, together
with St. Catherine in her Study,
adorned the church of Santa Caterina di Brera in Milan, demolished in 1786.
Thanks to the publication of the preparatory drawing, both works could be
attributed to Carlo Preda who at that time often came to Lombardy for
religious commissions. The painting’s composition is typical of the
seventeenth century, updated with elements from Late Baroque painting from
Genoa and compelling chromatic solutions that characterise the surfaces.