The Santo Spirito altarpiece by Lorenzo Lotto

English Discusses the historical, religious, and physical context of the altarpiece commissioned by the Lateran canons of S. Spirito, and offers a detailed interpretation of its composition, iconography, and ideological meaning, especially with respect to a dispute between the orders of Augustinian hermits and Lateran canons. Identifies two intentions of the work: a devotional one provided by the sacra conversazione, and a doctrinal one, reflected in the emphasis on salvation.