Perino del Vaga
(1501–1547) Italian painter (1501–1547)
Perino del Vaga (1501–1547) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a designer. By year of birth, Perino del Vaga belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.
Perino del Vaga was born in Florence and died in Rome. Perino del Vaga studied under Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio. The students included Pellegrini Tiballdi.
The best-known works include ‘Justice of Zaleuco’, ‘Tarquinius Priscus founds the Temple of Jupiter on the Campidoglio’, ‘Fall of the Giants’, and ‘Holy Family with John the Baptist’. The catalogue has 25 works by Perino del Vaga with free images. The dated works span the years 1501–1550. Works by Perino del Vaga are held by several collections, among them drawings in the National Gallery of Art, Nationalmuseum, Uffizierna, and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Mannerism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Lucas Gassel, Jacob Binck, Benvenuto Cellini, Aachenaltarets mästare, and Master of Saint Gilles.