It is considered one of his most intense paintings It seems to be linked with the recited mystery plays popular at the time of its production as well as the work of the same title by Previtali's friend Lorenzo Lotto in Sant'Alessandro in Colonna, also in Bergamo - Lotto and Previtali's studios were next-door to each other near the church of San Michele al Pozzo Bianco, enabling them to compare and study each other's work