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es by the Italian Renaissance artist Lorenzo Lotto in the chapel to the left of the

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. It was the last work Lotto produced in the city.Andreina Franco Loiri Locatelli, La chiesa di san Michele al Pozzo Bianco, 12-13, La Rivista di Bergamo, Giugno 1998. Outside the chapel is a work showing ''The

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'', whilst the main four paintings of the cycle show ''The Birth of the Virgin'', ''The Presentation in the Temple'', ''Betrothal of the Virgin'' and ''The Annunciation''. Above these are a dome (''God Surrounded by Angels'') and four pendentives showing the Evangelists.

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Church frescos in Italy Paintings by Lorenzo Lotto 1525 paintings Paintings of the Annunciation Paintings of the Nativity of the Virgin Paintings of John the Apostle Paintings of Matthew the Apostle Paintings of the Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple {{16C-painting-stub