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On 15 May 1516, Lotto was in
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The painting, the largest ever painted by Lotto, was once accompanied by a series of minor panels, which were dispersed in the following centuries and have been only partially identified - one is
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The interpretation of the numerous symbols of the picture is disputed. Some of the objects could be taken from
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is located nearby). It was finished three years later, as testified by the signature, and was paid 500
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The following panels, located in other places, are usually associated with the work:
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The two child angels in the low foreground are a typical element in Lotto's works.
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255:(tondo, tela), 16.8 cm diameter, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
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Madonna and Child with Saint Jerome and Saint
Nicholas of Tolentino
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Mystical
Marriage of St Catherine of Alexandria with NiccolĂł Bonghi
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261:(from the pillars, canvas), 24x53 cm, Fondazione Longhi, Florence
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267:(from the pillars, tela), 24x53 cm, Fondazione Longhi, Florence
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Portrait of
Giovanni Agostino della Torre and his son Niccolò
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The work is signed and dated "Laurentius / Lotus / M.D.XVI".
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Portrait of
Giovanni della Volta with his Wife and Children
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style. In the center, where the dome should be, is the
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Madonna and Child with Saint
Catherine and Saint James
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Madonna and Child with Saint Roch and Saint
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Madonna with Child between Sts. Flavian and
Onuphrius
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Portrait of Marsilio Cassotti and His Bride Faustina
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Paintings of the Madonna and Child by Lorenzo Lotto
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340:Madonna and Child with St Peter Martyr and a Donor
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239:(predella), 51x97 cm, Accademia Carrara, Bergamo
233:(predella), 51x97 cm, Accademia Carrara, Bergamo
594:Holy Family with Saint Catherine of Alexandria
871:Portrait of a Thirty-Seven-Year-Old Gentleman
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903:Portrait of Brother Gregorio Belo of Vicenza
546:Mystical Marriage of St Catherine and Saints
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847:Portrait of a Woman Inspired by Lucretia
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781:Portrait of a Gentleman with a Lion Paw
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610:Holy Family with St Jerome and St Anne
717:Portrait of Bishop Bernardo de' Rossi
373:Santa Cristina al Tiverone Altarpiece
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798:Portrait of a Young Man with a Book
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75:Santi Bartolomeo e Stefano, Bergamo
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398:Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine
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145:The subject of the painting is a
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831:Triple Portrait of a Goldsmith
208:Angel with Sceptre and a Globe
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521:Adoration of the Christ Child
381:Adoration of the Christ Child
348:Madonna and Child with Saints
216:Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
87:is a painting by the Italian
247:North Carolina Museum of Art
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879:Portrait of Febo da Brescia
765:Portrait of Lucina Brembati
709:Allegory of Virtue and Vice
586:Saint Lucy Before the Judge
513:Lament over the Dead Christ
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972:Paintings of Saint Barbara
690:Presentation in the Temple
618:Adoration of the Shepherds
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243:Martyrdom of St. Alexander
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449:The Entombment of Christ
278:Pirovano, Carlo (2002).
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126:The Entombment of Christ
855:Portrait of a Gentleman
814:Portrait of a Young Man
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578:Saint Nicholas in Glory
602:Crucifixion with PietĂ
505:Ponteranica Altarpiece
465:Susanna and the Elders
237:Miracle of St. Dominic
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133:Description
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64:Dimensions
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325:Paintings
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227:, Bergamo
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51:1513–1516
383:(KrakĂłw)
212:cymatium
159:Mantegna
151:Bramante
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366:(Paris)
272:Sources
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118:ducats
56:Medium
38:Artist
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280:Lotto
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