 According to de Dominici's account of Diana's life, Diana was not content painting only for private households and wanted her work to be public to make it known that women could attain excellence in art.Therefore, Stanzione provided her with a commission at the church of the Pietà de’ Turchini where she painted an image of the Birth of the Virgin on the ceiling near the entrance of the church, and the Death of the Virgin on the ceiling towards the high altar.According to de Dominici those images were so beautiful that people believed her teacher Stanzione had painted them.