It is a large painting (325 x 204 cm), and scholars are divided on whether it was made for the main altar of the church, where it would have been viewed primarily by the brothers of the order or for the choir screen, where it would have been more easily seen by a lay audience.
Bila je naslikana za cerkev Ognissanti (Vsi svetniki) v Firencah, ki je bila zgrajena za obskurno vero znano kot Humiliati.