Vilnius, 1775 
Oil on canvas

The Franciscan and Bernardine religious orders fostered great devotion to the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St Anne. The Vilnius Bernardine Church of St Michael the Archangel contained an altar dedicated to St Anne from the very beginning – endowed by the benefactor, Leo Sapieha. The altar was renovated several times using the funds of the convent itself and its devout benefactors, and the image that it contained was also replaced. The picture from the Church of St Michael the Archangel that ended up at the church in Naujasis Daugėliškis, was painted in 1775 by the same artist who created the image of St Clare of Assisi.