It was first recognized by Giovanni Morelli, and is now universally accepted, as being the same as the picture seen by Marcantonio Michiel and later by Ridolfi (his 17th century biographer) in the Casa Marcello at Venice.
Giorgione je začel uporabljati zelo prefinjen chiaroscúro imenovano sfumato, občutljivo uporabo barvnih odtenkov, ki opisujejo svetlobo in senco, približno ob istem času kot Da Vinci.