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Pietro Perugino

Pietro Perugino
Self-portrait, 1497–1500
Born
Pietro Vannucci

c. 1446
Died1523(1523-00-00) (aged 76–77)
Fontignano, Papal States (now Umbria, Italy)
NationalityItalian
EducationAndrea del Verrocchio
Known forPainting, fresco
Notable workThe Delivery of the Keys
MovementItalian Renaissance

Pietro Perugino (US: /ˌpɛrəˈn, -rˈ-/ PERR-ə-JEE-noh, -⁠oo-;[1][2][3] Italian: [ˈpjɛːtro peruˈdʒiːno]; born Pietro Vannucci or Pietro Vanucci;[4] c. 1446/1452 – 1523), an Italian Renaissance painter of the Umbrian school, developed some of the qualities that found classic expression in the High Renaissance. Raphael became his most famous pupil.

  1. ^ "Perugino". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Perugino". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Perugino". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  4. ^ Vasari, Giorgio (1897) [1550]. "Pietro Perugino, Painter". In Blashfield, Edwin Howland; Blashfield, Evangeline Wilbour; Hopkins, Albert Allis (eds.). Lives of Seventy of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects. Vol. 2. Translated by Foster, Mrs. Jonathan. London: C. Scribner's sonsGeorge Bell and Sons. p. 316. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

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