 Apart from these specifics, the composition adapts the usual Venetian formula for an ex-voto of the donor being presented to the Virgin Mary by their patron saint, especially as developed by Giovanni Bellini, in whose studio Titian spent some time.The museum suggest that Bellini designed the painting, leaving the execution to Titian.Undoubtedly the figure of the saint is strongly reminiscent of Bellini's style, as is the pose of the pope.