Lotto was in Venice from 1540 to 1542. The chief commission that occupied Lotto immediately upon his return to Venice in 1540 was the St Antoninus altarpiece for Santi Giovanni e Paolo. Since his art was out of fashion in Venice, in 1542 Lotto moved to Treviso for searching more appreciative clientele. His stay there was not successful, and Lotto returned to Venice by 1545. In 1549 Lotto won the commission to paint a huge Assumption of the Virgin for San Francesco alle Scale in Ancona, and he left Venice to execute the painting on the spot. He remained in Ancona until 1552 where he enjoyed the favour of local patrons receiving a number of commissions. Then he moved to Loreto where in 1554 he entered the religious community as a lay brother.

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	The Alms of St Antoninus 1542 Oil on wood, 332 x 235 cm Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice
	Christ, Giving His Blood 1543 Poplar wood, 50 x 32 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
	Portrait of a Man with a Felt Hat 1541 Oil on paper mounted to paperboard and lined, 58 x 47 cm National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
	Portrait of a Gentleman with Gloves c. 1543 Oil on canvas, 90 x 75 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
	Portrait of Febo da Brescia 1544 Oil on canvas, 82 x 78 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
	Portrait of Laura da Pola 1544 Oil on canvas, 90 x 75 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
	Self-Portrait 1540s Oil on panel, 43 x 35 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
	St Jerome 1544 Oil on canvas, 53 x 42 cm Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome
	Pietà 1545 Oil on canvas, 185 x 150 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
	Pietà (detail) 1545 Oil on canvas Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
	Virgin and Child with Saints 1546 Oil on canvas San Giacomo dall'Orio, Venice
	Fra Gregorio Belo di Vicenza 1547 Oil on canvas, 87 x 71 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
	Assumption of the Virgin 1549 Oil on canvas San Francesco alle Scale, Ancona
	Presentation in the Temple 1554-55 Oil on canvas, 172 x 137 cm Santuario della Santa Casa, Loreto