Focus on this artwork and analyze the History.
The painting was commissioned by the Poor Clares of the convent of Santa Chiara in Florence. Highly admired by its contemporaries, the work inspired other paintings such as Fra Bartolomeo's Pietà and Andrea del Sarto's Luco Pietà, both in the same collection.During the Napoleonic invasion of Italy, it was transferred to Paris (1799), where it remained until 1814. Initially  housed at the Gallerie dell'Accademia, it was moved to Palazzo Pitti in 1834.
Fra Bartolomeo Florence Poor Clares Gallerie dell'Accademia Palazzo Pitti Andrea del Sarto Paris Napoleonic invasion of Italy