Lorenzo Lotto
Lorenzo Lotto (1480 – 1556) was a Northern Italian painter, draughtsman and illustrator, traditionally placed in the Venetian school. He painted mainly altarpieces, religious subjects and portraits. While he was active during the High Renaissance, his nervous and eccentric posings and distortions represent a transitional stage to the first Florentine and Roman Mannerists of the 16th century.ItalianpainterVenetian schoolHigh RenaissanceMannerists
During his lifetime, Lorenzo Lotto was a well-respected painter and certainly popular in Northern Italy. He is traditionally included in the Venetian School, but his independent career actually places him outside the Venetian art scene. He was certainly not as highly regarded in Venice as in the other towns where he worked. He had a stylistic individuality, even an idiosyncratic style. After his death, he gradually became neglected and then almost forgotten. This could be attributed to the fact that his oeuvre now remains in lesser known churches or in provincial museums. I'll show you his picture.idiosyncratic Lucrezia Borgia
Allegory of Vice and Virtue. (1505)
The Adoration of the Child, (1508), oil on panel.
Madonna mit Hl. Hieronymus und Hl. Antonius von Padua
Portrait of a Young Man (1526).
Martyrdom of St. Claire (1524), fresco.
In Treviso, a prospering town within the domain of the republic of Venice, he came under the patronage of bishop Bernardo de' Rossi. The already mentioned painting Allegory of Virtue and Vice was intended as an allegorical cover of his portrait of the, who had survived an assassination attempt. The painting St. Jerome in the Desert shows his youthful inexperience as a draughtsman, however the dramatic rocky landscape is accentuated by the red garment of the saint. At the same time he gives an early impression of his skill as a miniaturist.republic of VeniceBernardo de' RossiAllegory of Virtue and Vicehis portraitminiaturist He painted his first altarpieces for the parish church San Cristina al Tiverone and the baptistery of the Cathedral of Asolo, both still on display in those churches.Asolo Madonna of the Rosary (1539), oil on canvas.
Thank you very much for your attention, I hope you liked it. The Angel of the Annunciation.(1527)