Attr. a Francesco Montemezzano

The clear Venetian ancestry of the large canvas, characterized by strong references to the art of Titian and even more to the ways of Veronese , in its monumental, composed drama reveals a ductus more incisive than that of the master; the compositional design, the almost sculptural distribution of the figures and drapery, combined with the marked mimicry of the faces and anatomical details, recall the art of Francesco Montemezzano, who was in all likelihood among Veronese's most brilliant students. < /span>