Lorenzo Lotto
Allegory of Chastity
Lorenzo Lotto
Allegory of Chastity, c. 1505
Oil on Panel
Courtesy of The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
For someone embracing change or turning inward with purpose, this image speaks to sacred self-possession and fortitude. Painted with reverence, Lotto’s dreamlike allegory offers a vision of spiritual resolve and inner strength, ideal for moments of transition or personal growth. A luminous woman reclines beneath a tree, eyes lifted toward a cherub descending from heaven, his stream of divine water bypassing lurking satyrs who represent temptation and distraction.
Currently held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., courtesy of the Samuel H. Kress Collection.
Lorenzo Lotto
Allegory of Chastity
Lorenzo Lotto
Allegory of Chastity, c. 1505
Oil on Panel
Courtesy of The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
For someone embracing change or turning inward with purpose, this image speaks to sacred self-possession and fortitude. Painted with reverence, Lotto’s dreamlike allegory offers a vision of spiritual resolve and inner strength, ideal for moments of transition or personal growth. A luminous woman reclines beneath a tree, eyes lifted toward a cherub descending from heaven, his stream of divine water bypassing lurking satyrs who represent temptation and distraction.
Currently held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., courtesy of the Samuel H. Kress Collection.