Perugino

Perugino
Pietro Perugino, Public domain

(1448–1523) italiensk målare

Perugino (1448–1523) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Perugino belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.

Perugino was born in Città della Pieve and died in Fontignano. Perugino studied under Andrea del Verrocchio. Perugino worked in Florence, Cerqueto, Rome, and Perugia. Wikidata associates Perugino with Umbrian school and Renaissance. The students included Raphael, Girolamo Genga, Lo Spagna, and Giannicola di Paolo.

The best-known works include ‘Pietà’, ‘God the Father with Two Saints’, ‘Banner of Justice’, and ‘Saint Bartholomew’. The catalogue has 147 works by Perugino with free images. The dated works span the years 1450–1835. Works by Perugino are held by several collections, among them National Gallery of Umbria, Uffizi Gallery, Département des peintures du Louvre, and National Gallery. Wikidata links 70 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Francesco Botticini, Biagio d'Antonio, Neroccio di Bartolommeo de' Landi, Francesco Francia, and Giovanni Antonio Amadeo.