Brother Gregorio Belo Of Vicenza is a painting by Lorenzo Lotto which was uploaded on February 7th, 2017.
Brother Gregorio Belo Of Vicenza
Fra Gregorio, a member of the order of the Hieronymites, or Poor Hermits of Saint Jerome, sat for the artist--as noted in his account book--in... more
Title
Brother Gregorio Belo Of Vicenza
Artist
Lorenzo Lotto
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Fra Gregorio, a member of the order of the Hieronymites, or Poor Hermits of Saint Jerome, sat for the artist--as noted in his account book--in December 1546 and the painting was completed the following year. Lotto knew members of this order in Venice and in neighboring Treviso, and was probably in harmony with their evangelical fervor and ideals. The friar is in the habit of the order and his gesture, beating his chest, alludes to Saint Jerome. He reads the Homilies of Saint Gregory the Great, probably in the edition published in Venice in 1543. These would have led him to meditate on the Crucifixion, shown in the background in a vignette of deeply-felt emotion. For more on the meaning of this painting see metmuseum.org/collections.
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February 7th, 2017
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