Before the end of the nineteenth century, this painting was attributed to Moretto, an artist from Brescia. Then, authoritative sources proposed Giulio Ciampi of Cremona as the true artist. The yellowing of the paint that makes it difficult to read the painting today also makes it impossible to make a definitive decision as to the name of the artist who did the portrait. It does, however, fall within the confines of the Lombard style and in spite of its condition is a fine quality painting. It is not unreasonable to believe that the forthcoming restoration will make it possible to answer several of the questions surrounding this portrait.

This painting was restored thanks to the initiative of the ROMUALDO DEL BIANCO FOUNDATION and the co-operation with the project "BE PART OF HISTORY" by VIVA HOTELS in Florence. The Project was created in order to give a contribution to Florence Artistic Heritage with restoration of pieces of art of different Florentine Museums.