This is the story of Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci, known better by his art name: PERUGINO. He has been celebrated as the "Best Master of Italy," and on the 500th anniversary of his death, a large exhibition has been organized in Perugia, starting on March 4, 2023, and welcoming visitors from all over the world.Thanks to: the Director of the National Gallery of Umbria, Marco Pierini; the art historian Veruska Picchiarelli (curators of the exhibition); and the historian Franco Cardini, we have retraced the life and art career of this incredible character. Born in a small village of Umbria, he soon earned the respect of other great artists of his time, and inspired hundreds of other painters with his craft.
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This is the story of Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci, known better by his art name: PERUGINO. He has been celebrated as the "Best Master of Italy," and on the 500th anniversary of his death, a large exhibition has been organized in Perugia, starting on March 4, 2023, and welcoming visitors from all over the world.Thanks to: the Director of the National Gallery of Umbria, Marco Pierini; the art historian Veruska Picchiarelli (curators of the exhibition); and the historian Franco Cardini, we have retraced the life and art career of this incredible character. Born in a small village of Umbria, he soon earned the respect of other great artists of his time, and inspired hundreds of other painters with his craft.
We trace Perugino’s formative years, within its own historical context: from the Perugia of the 1460s, to the workshop of Verrocchio in the vibrant and bustling cultural center of Florence. These are the same years in which a young Lorenzo de' Medici came to power, threatened by the famous Pazzi conspiracy. Soon, Pietro Vannucci would be fully recognized as a painter and be commissioned several works to bolster his reputation, up until his call to Rome, for a venture that would mark his life and career...
Perugino - The Greatest Master of Italy
This is the story of Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci, known better by his art name: PERUGINO. He has been celebrated as the "Best Master of Italy," and on the 500th anniversary of his death, a large exhibition has been organized in Perugia, starting on March 4, 2023, and welcoming visitors from all over the world.Thanks to: the Director of the National Gallery of Umbria, Marco Pierini; the art historian Veruska Picchiarelli (curators of the exhibition); and the historian Franco Cardini, we have retraced the life and art career of this incredible character. Born in a small village of Umbria, he soon earned the respect of other great artists of his time, and inspired hundreds of other painters with his craft.
