copies of it were made by the painters girolamo conti and bartolomeo passerotti, whilst peter paul rubens also made a red-chalk sketch of it. also recorded by giorgio vasari, the painting was acquired in 1649 by francesco i d'este, who commissioned a copy of it from guercino to replace it in its original home in the oratory. just after it entered the d'este collection it was praised by padre ottonelli and francesco scannelli.in 1746 francesco iii d'este sold it and several other paintings to frederick augustus ii.