In a guided tour that takes a close look at one of the most heartfelt religious sensitivities in the world of art history, we discover the four masterpieces by Renaissance master Lorenzo Lotto housed in Villa Colloredo Mels.
Born in Venice in 1480, the artist had a special connection with Recanati and the Italian Marche region, a territory to which he left priceless masterpieces and which he spent several stages of his life, until his death as an oblate at the Loreto's Sa... more
Born in Venice in 1480, the artist had a special connection with Recanati and the Italian Marche region, a territory to which he left priceless masterpieces and which he spent several stages of his life, until his death as an oblate at the Loreto's Sanctuary. The four artworks that can be admired are: the Polyptych of San Domenico (1506-1508), an early masterpiece; the fascinating Transfiguration (c. 1511); San Giacomo Maggiore (1512-1513) and the Annunciation (1533-1535), perhaps Lotto's most important masterpiece.
lessThe visit is available on Saturdays and Sundays at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. With a minimum of 6 participants, it's possible to request the activity at dates and times other than the indicated availability.
The activity is designed for families, therefore appropriate for children, teenagers and adults. Comfortable clothing and rain gear are recommended.
A few kilometres from Macerata, a province of the Marche Region, we find Recanati, located in a very scenic position between the Musone and Potenza river valleys. Extended on a high and winding hill at 296 metres above sea level, it has an area of 102 square kilometres and a population of about 21,400 inhabitants. The city can be reached from the 'Raffaello Sanzio' Airport in Falconara (Ancona), from the A14 - Loreto/Porto Recanati motorway exit and from the Loreto and Ancona railway stations.
Lorenzo Lotto (Venice, 1480 - Loreto, 1556-57) is considered one of the main exponents of the Italian Renaissance. His activity took place largely between Veneto, Lombardia and Marche. He was a suffered, introverted, misunderstood artist and, at the same time, an artist of great modernity and sensitivity. From a young age he was distinguished by a restless and autonomous personality, against the current in the Venetian environment dominated by Giorgione and Titian. In Recanati he left four masterpieces, painted in different periods of his exceptional artistic career.
The famous Annunciation (1533-1535), one of the Maestro's absolute masterpieces, was painted for the Confraternity of Merchants in Recanati. The representation of this religious event is very frequent in the Art History, but the connotation attributed to it by Lorenzo Lotto is certainly new and particular, not to say revolutionary. The reasons that make this Annunciation unique compared to all the others are essentially two: the singular attitude of the Virgin, who instead of facing the Angel, as is traditional, looks frightened at the spectator, almost seeking comfort and consolation, and the presence of a cat at the centre of the scene, symbol of evil but at the same time also an ironic and ambiguous element, which runs away fearful of the arrival of the Angel sent by God the Father.
