 The artwork was created in 1859 and presented at the Pinacoteca di Brera on 9 September, and was later on hung up as a decoration in the luxurious residence of the Visconti family for more than twenty-five years.It is only in 1886, a year before his death, that the Count presented the canvas back to the Pinacoteca di Brera, where it is still exhibited today in room XXXVII.Although this oil version is undoubtedly the most famous, Hayez produced three other versions (two oil and one watercolor) of the painting.