Lorenzo Lotto

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LORENZO LOTTO


Lorenzo Lotto born in 1480 and trained along side of Titian as well as Giorgione in the studio of Giovanni Bellini. Lorenzo Lotto was originally from Venice, however he spent most of his life active in Treviso, Bergamo, and Ancona where the portraits and religious paintings that he specialized in often were sold for higher prices than he would have received back in Venice. Lotto seemed to stray somewhat apart from the dominant Venetian artistic traditions and explored a variety of painters' styles. He did however assimilate the works of Titan as well as other Northern European artists such as Rapheal. But on the other hand his work shows great perceptiveness an awareness and individualism. He is perhaps best known for his portraits due to the ability to capture the real mood and personality of the person.
Despite the wonderful portraits that he does I chose to critique one of his other paintings. I choice this perhaps because of my personal religious background or possibly because of the intense detail. I found myself looking threw an considerable amount of Lotto's paintings. A significant amount of these portraits were done to include the Madonna and child and many were done on commission and included some of those who paid him to do the paintings.

I have chosen to critique "Madonna of the Rosary". Done is 1539 Oil on canvas 384x264cm(151.18x 103.94in)=(12.6x8.6ft). Church of San Nicolo,Cingoli.
From his birth in the lower center circle to his crucifixion on the far right center. Piece by piece you can see the Detail and vivid color that he uses. He gives each picture an almost dream like sense with the blank stare that the figures have along with the earth tone colors. Take a good look at these unclose. These include a depiction of Jesus speaking to his disciples and his beating prior to his crucifixion. This second one includes Jesus and his journey to his crucifixion upon the cross. This circle includ...