Pietro Perugino: Master of the Italian Renaissance

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An Umbrian painter, student of Piero della Francesco (with fellow student Leonardo), master of a great Florentine workshop, supervisor of the Sistine Chapel wall paintings of Botticelli,Ghirlandiao, Signorelli, and others (before Michelangelo),teacher of Raphael, and inspiration of the Pre-Raphaelites, Perugino - ?born Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci (1450-1523) -has had a one-man show in Grand Rapids, MI, after 500 years. This is also the first exhibit of his work outside Italy in 50 years. Nine Italian and American scholars have contributed brief, informative essays to this book. The core, however, is a catalog of the 35 works of art exhibited, including nine paintings shipped from the National Gallery of Umbria, Perugia, sister city of Grand Rapids, and 26 borrowed from museums in the United States. This stunning, beautifully rendered monograph provides a modern reappraisal of Perugino's entire career; one has to reach all the way back to 1933 (R. Van Marle, The Development of the Italian School of Painting, Vol. 14) for as complete a treatment of Perugino in English. An annotated chronology reflects the latest scholarship.

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Pietro Perugino

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Pietro Perugino

BORN: c1446 in Città della Pieve, Italy.
DIED: 1523 in Fontignano, Italy.

MOVEMENT: Italian Renaissance

INTERESTING FACTS:
Perugino may have studied under Fiorenzo di Lorenzo and the renowned Piero della Francesca.
In 1478-79, he was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV to create several frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.
In 1535, Michelangelo destroyed three of his scenes behind the altar for his fresco, Last Judgment. Perugino’s only remaining fresco in the Sistine Chapel is Christ Handing the Keys to St. Peter.
Perugino’s most famous pupil was Raphael. He worked as Perugino’s assistant while he was in Rome.

NOTABLE WORKS:
Christ Handing the Keys to St. Peter, Francesco delle Opere, Pietà, and Crucifixion.

PERUGINO Art Book contains 115 Reproductions of portraits, mythical and religious scenes with title and date.

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Pietro Perugino

BORN: c1446 in Città della Pieve, Italy.
DIED: 1523 in Fontignano, Italy.

MOVEMENT: Italian Renaissance

INTERESTING FACTS:
Perugino may have studied under Fiorenzo di Lorenzo and the renowned Piero della Francesca.
In 1478-79, he was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV to create several frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.
In 1535, Michelangelo destroyed three of his scenes behind the altar for his fresco, Last Judgment. Perugino’s only remaining fresco in the Sistine Chapel is Christ Handing the Keys to St. Peter.
Perugino’s most famous pupil was Raphael. He worked as Perugino’s assistant while he was in Rome.

NOTABLE WORKS:
Christ Handing the Keys to St. Peter, Francesco delle Opere, Pietà, and Crucifixion.

PERUGINO Art Book contains 115 Reproductions of portraits, mythical and religious scenes with title and date.

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Perugino (German Edition)

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Cult Image: Altarpiece and Devotional Painting from Duccio to Perugino

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Perugino's Path: The Journey of a Renaissance Painter

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Pietro Vannucci, Called Perugino: -1903

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Originally published in 1903. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

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