Portrait of Giovanni della Volta with his Wife and Children

Portrait of Giovanni della Volta with his Wife and Children is a 1515 portrait by Lorenzo Lotto, now in the National Gallery, London, to which it was left by Miss Sarah Solly in 1879.[1]

'Portrait of Giovanni della Volta with his Wife and Children (1515) by Lorenzo Lotto

It shows the Venetian merchant Giovanni della Volta with his family - the artist's account books record a painting of that man and his family which was probably given as part-payment of rent he owed when he moved in 1547.

References
  1. London, The National Gallery. "Lorenzo Lotto - Portrait of Giovanni della Volta with his Wife and Children - NG1047 - National Gallery, London". www.nationalgallery.org.uk.
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