Formerly attributed to Cima, now attributed to Montegna by Berenson, Longhi, and Morassi, based in its similarity to other work by the same master, eg.
the facial type of the Christ in the 'Ecce Homo' in the Louvre.
Provenance
Anon, sale Christie's, 1933; Anon, sale Sotheby's, 1947; Anon, sale Christie's, 1951; Sir Thomas Barlow.