Lorenzo Lotto
Italian, 1475–1556
Born in Venice; died in Loreto.
Lotto was born in Venice but spent much of his restless career elsewhere: in Treviso, Bergamo and the towns of the Marches, with a stay in Rome. Away from the shadow of Titian, he developed an intensely individual style, with sharp colour, unconventional compositions and portraits of unusual psychological depth. His surviving account book records his often precarious finances. He ended his life as an oblate at the shrine of the Holy House at Loreto.
Written by Ochre Editions.
- In the collection
- 3 worksDated 1520–1547
- Mostly
- Painting
- Movement
- RenaissanceEuropean art from about 1400 to 1600, when painters rediscovered perspective and the classical past.
- Courtesy of
- The Met, The Cleveland Museum of Art
