Sansone caccia le volpi nelle messi

Samson Drives Foxes into the Grain by Lotto depicts the Old Testament hero’s revenge against the Philistines by tying firebrands to foxes’ tails and releasing them into the grain fields. This unusual biblical subject demonstrates Lotto’s inventive approach to the lesser-known episodes of scripture. Tempera on panel suited the precise, layered technique expected by ecclesiastical and private patrons across Europe. itinerant, working across Venice, Bergamo, Marche, and Rome, always outside mainstream Venetian tradition.

The dynamic scene is rendered with characteristic energy. Lotto’s vivid palette and bold composition capture the chaos of the foxes’ destructive rampage through the grain.