Allegory of Virtue and Vice | Lorenzo Lotto | 1505 18th Century or with the English language

or with the English language epithet of the Younger

dishevelled witch

emphasize the grandeur and majesty of nature

filled with broad strokes of deep greens

highlighting the figure's eye and giving depth to the image

Allegory of Virtue and Vice | Lorenzo Lotto | 1505 18th Century or with the English languageAllegory of Virtue and Vice (c. 1505) by Lorenzo Lotto is a symbolic Renaissance painting illustrating the moral choices between good and evil. At its center, a tree splits into two halvesone lush and green, the other dead and barrensymbolizing the diverging paths of virtue and vice. On the left, a childlike figure crawls towards virtue, where light and serene hills beckon. On the right, a satyr representing vice indulges in music and wine amidst