Lorenzo Lotto

Italian · 1480–1556

High RenaissanceMannerism

He painted mainly altarpieces, religious subjects and portraits.

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works in the Momentable archive: 4works in the Momentable archive
museum holds them: 1museum holds them
life: 1480–1556life
movement: High Renaissancemovement

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Allegory of Chastity

Lorenzo Lotto · National Gallery of Art

Saint Catherine

Lorenzo Lotto · National Gallery of Art

Who Lorenzo Lotto was

Lorenzo Lotto was an Italian Renaissance painter, draughtsman, and illustrator, traditionally placed in the Venetian school, though much of his career was spent in other north Italian cities. He painted mainly altarpieces, religious subjects and portraits. He was active during the High Renaissance and the first half of the Mannerist period, but his work maintained a generally similar High Renaissance style throughout his career, although his nervous and eccentric posings and distortions represented a transitional stage to the Florentine and Roman Mannerists.

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