Life of the Virgin (Lotto)
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Birth of the Virgin from the cycle
Life of the Virgin or Scenes from the Life of the Virgin Mary is a 1525 cycle of frescoes by Lorenzo Lotto in the chapel to the left of the Cappella Maggiore in San Michele al Pozzo Bianco in Bergamo - it was the last work the artist produced in the city.[1] Outside the chapel is a work showing The Visitation, whilst the main four paintings of the cycle show The Birth of the Virgin, The Presentation in the Temple, Betrothal of the Virgin and The Annunciation. Above these are a dome (God Surrounded by Angels) and four pendentives showing the Evangelists.
References[]
- ^ Andreina Franco Loiri Locatelli, La chiesa di san Michele al Pozzo Bianco, 12-13, La Rivista di Bergamo, Giugno 1998.
Categories:
- Church frescos in Italy
- Paintings by Lorenzo Lotto
- 1525 paintings
- Annunciation in Christian art
- Paintings of the Nativity of the Virgin
- Paintings depicting John the Apostle
- Paintings depicting Matthew the Apostle
- Paintings of the Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple
- Italian art stubs
- 16th-century painting stubs