Due to the technical, aesthetic and stylistic characteristics it presents, this work ought to be placed within the 17th-century Cuzco school. In his works it is easy to discern certain elements of classical Italian painting, which might for instance include the depiction of elongated figures in combination with Andean elements belonging purely to the Americas, such as the pronounced use of gilding, thereby creating an artistic fusion of two cultures. We can also have a clear picture in the lower left of the composition of a chinchilla¹, an autochthonous animal from the Andes. Zacharias welcomes them with a gesture to Saint Joseph which carries a gourd drinking vessel being this also a typical item from the Spanish colonies in America. All the figures in the composition are dressed in the Hispanic American way.

The Gospel of Luke 1:39 tells us that following the Annunciation, Mary went “with haste” to a city of Judah located in a hilly region. Nowadays this city is most often identified as Ain Karim, four miles west of  Jerusalem.

“And Mary rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste into a city of Judah. And she entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth. And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost; and she cried out with a loud voice, and said: ‘Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord.''