The sculpture was part of a commission to decorate the villa of Bernini's patron Cardinal Scipione Borghese--the Galleria Borghese--where it still resides today.
The sculpture was part of a commission for the House of Medici. The later was commissioned to decorate the villa of Bernini's patron Cardinal Scipione Borghese--the Galleria Borghese--where it still resides today.