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Crucifixion

Lorenzo Lotto

Lorenzo Lotto was an Italian painter, draughtsman and illustrator, traditionally placed in the Venetian school. He painted mainly altarpieces, religious subjects and portraits.

Max Resolution:1576×2863 PX

Title:Crucifixion

Artists:Lorenzo Lotto

Date:1531; Italy

Style:High Renaissance

Genre:religious painting

Medium:oil,wood

Dimensions:450×250 cm

Copyright:Public domain

The Crucifixion with Pietà or Crucifixion (Italian: Crocifissione) is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Lorenzo Lotto, executed in 1529–1534 and housed in the church of Santa Maria della Pietà in Telusiano, Monte San Giusto, province of Macerata, region of Marche, Italy.

The work was commissioned by Bishop Bonafede for the church, painted mainly in Venice, and placed in situ in the present frame circa 1534. Lotto was paid 100 gold florins and a quantity of olivo oil. The signature on the painting was not discovered until 1831.

The scene depicts three levels: