UFFIZI, Lorenzo Lotto-Holy Family With Saint Jerome_Room D19

In this room, known as the Venetian Chapel, there are several interesting paintings by Giorgione, Titian and Lorenzo Lotto, but one of the latter's best-known works stands out for its vivid colors: the Holy Family with St Jerome.

First of all, you should know that, unlike other 16th-century artists exhibited in the Uffizi, Lorenzo Lotto was not very popular in his time and his life was troubled, punctuated by constant displacement and financial hardship. Shy and unwilling to compromise with the stylistic dictates of his era, he failed to make his way among the many talents of his contemporaries and produced his best masterpieces in minor urban centers such as Treviso, Bergamo and Loreto.

In the 19th century, his works were reconsidered, and so today Lorenzo Lotto is considered one of the most important Renaissance painters.

As you can immediately notice when looking at the painting, the artist paid a lot of attention to the emotions expressed on the faces of his characters, such as St Joseph gazing intently into the eyes of his wife Mary and Baby Jesus.

Notice how these two figures appear lighter and brighter than the other three characters, which are much older, darker and almost less defined....