Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome, Peter, Clare (?), and Francis, c. 1505
oil on panel transferred to canvas
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome, Peter, Clare (?), and Francis, c. 1505
oil on panel transferred to canvas
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
Paintings known as sacre conversazioni depict saints from different times joined in spiritual contemplation of the Virgin and Christ child. Lotto added a light note to the scene: Christ ignores his saintly entourage to inspect a scroll bearing the artist's signature.