Artwork Replica Allegory of Chastity (``Maiden`s Dream``), 1506 by Lorenzo Lotto (1480-1556, Italy) | WahooArt.com

Lorenzo Lotto (i) - Oil On Panel (i) - 43 x 34 cm - 1506 - (National Gallery of Art (Washington, United States)) (i) The representation of the sitter from three different viewpoints makes this portrait highly unusual within Lotto's own work and within Italian Renaissance portraiture generally. The identity of the sitter is not known, nor is it clear why he is presented in three different views.According to one theory, the box placed prominently at the lower edge of the picture is a game of lottery, popular in the sixteenth century, and it was introduced by the painter as a play on his name, and hence the picture should be seen as a self-portrait. However, later it was realized that the foreground object is not a gambling game, but a case of rings, making it clear that the sitter was not the painter but a goldsmith. It is documented that Lotto had a particular interestin goldsmith work and jewelry and he had several goldsmiths among his closest friends.