Before this miracle, the woman converts to Christianity. Influences of Venice, Michelangelo and possibly Rubens. Intended for the Chapter room of the Certosa or Chartreuse de San Martino, Naples. Painted in Rome and sent to Naples. It represents Saint Bruno, the founder of the Carthusian Order, receiving the order's rules from Christ.
Shadows have warm reflexions.
Energetic, animated figures are linked together in circular movement. Lively naturalism, apparent in the women's faces, gives this allegorical piece exceptional believability. The picture's patron is unknown. Hope, with her anchor, and Beauty, naked but armed, attack Time with the assistance of three cupids. The dating of Vouet's work in France is uncertain, giving rise to much disagreement.