{"product_id":"allegory-of-chastity","title":"Allegory of Chastity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003e  Lorenzo Lotto (Italian, 1480 - 1556\/1557)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e  16 7\/8\" × 13 1\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e  National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork:\u003c\/strong\u003e  (1505) \"This small panel by Lotto can be dated to early in his career because of stylistic similarities to \u003cem\u003eAllegory of Virtue and Vice,\u003c\/em\u003e also in the National Gallery, signed by Lotto and dated 1505. That work originally functioned as the cover of a portrait, now in Naples, of Bernardo de' Rossi, bishop of Treviso. The \u003cem\u003eAllegory of Chastity\u003c\/em\u003e probably served a similar purpose. Covers not only protected the painting underneath but also allowed the artist to expand on particular facets of the patron's personality or concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe subject of the panel has been the cause for much discussion. A variety of interpretations have been suggested, including the classical, \u003cem\u003ePlutus and the Nymph Rhodos\u003c\/em\u003e, and the literary, Petrarch's poetic vision of Laura. A cupid showers her with flower petals, while a female satyr gazes around a tree at a male satyr, who is more interested in his jug of wine. The composition is divided horizontally in two parts, the maiden and cupid seen on one level, the satyrs on a lower, baser level. It can be read as a choice between virtue and pleasure, \u003cem\u003evirtus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003evoluptas\u003c\/em\u003e, the chaste maiden in repose, or the satyr couple, symbolic in the Renaissance of lust and even evil. It was considered quite appropriate to associate such moralizing themes with portraits.\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nga.gov\/artworks\/288-allegory-chastity\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"National Gallery of Art Washington DC - Allegory of Chastity\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNational Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lorenzo Lotto","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":49305215434995,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (16 7\/8\" × 13 1\/4\")","offer_id":49305215467763,"sku":null,"price":491.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (20 1\/4\" x 15 7\/8\")","offer_id":49305215500531,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (24 3\/4\" x 19 3\/8\")","offer_id":49305215533299,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (30 1\/4\" x 23 3\/4\")","offer_id":49305215566067,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (39 1\/8\" x 30 3\/4\")","offer_id":49305215598835,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (46 7\/8\" x 36 7\/8\")","offer_id":49305215631603,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (55 1\/4\" x 43 3\/8\")","offer_id":49305215664371,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (66 3\/8\" x 52 1\/8\")","offer_id":49305215697139,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/LorenzoLotto-allegory_of_chastity-product.jpg?v=1782584539","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/allegory-of-chastity","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}