Pinturicchio

(1454–1513) Italian painter (1454-1513)

Pinturicchio (1454–1513) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Pinturicchio belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.

Pinturicchio was born in Perugia and died in Siena. Pinturicchio studied under Pietro Perugino. Wikidata associates Pinturicchio with Renaissance.

The best-known works include ‘Allegorie des Weisheitshügels’, ‘Chapel of the Bishop Eroli’, ‘Crucifixion Between Saints Jerome and Christopher’, and ‘Piccolomini Library’. The catalogue has 44 works by Pinturicchio with free images. The dated works span the years 1473–1508. Works by Pinturicchio are held by several collections, among them National Gallery of Umbria, National Gallery, Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, and Borghese Collection.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Leonardo da Vinci, Attavante Attavanti, David Ghirlandaio, Ambrogio Bergognone, and Simón de Colonia.

• The Renaissance
• Madonna and Crucifixion and Saints
• Crucifixion Between Saints Jerome and Christopher
• Madonna with Writing Child and Bishop
• Madonna and Child with Saint Jerome
• Penelope with the Suitors
• Semi-Gods Ceiling