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Painting by Lorenzo Lotto

Renaissance Painter · Active 1529 – 1529

Lorenzo Lotto

Lorenzo Lotto is among the painters whose work defines the Renaissance era. Paintale holds 1 of Lotto’s works in its collection, spanning themes of love & romance.

Love & Romance

Where to see the work: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Paintings by Lorenzo Lotto (1)

About Lorenzo Lotto

Working at the height of the Renaissance period, Lorenzo Lotto produced a body of work that remains foundational to Western art. The recurring themes across the surviving paintings — love & romance — show an artist returning to the same questions about the human figure, light, and the moral weight of a scene that Renaissance painting was uniquely equipped to answer.

Today, paintings by Lorenzo Lotto are held in major institutions including The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each work on Paintale unpacks the subject, the symbolism, the technique, and the long afterlife of the painting — why it was commissioned, what its earliest viewers were expected to see, and why it still rewards close looking today.

Frequently asked about Lorenzo Lotto

When did Lorenzo Lotto live?
Lorenzo Lotto was active around 1529 – 1529, during the Renaissance period.
Where can I see paintings by Lorenzo Lotto?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
What themes did Lorenzo Lotto paint?
Love & Romance.