Madonna, an Angel and Little St John Adoring the Child (Madonna del sacco) R
Italian painter, Umbrian school (b. 1450, Citta della Pieve, d. 1523, Perugia).
Italian painter and draughtsman. He was active in Perugia, Florence and Rome in the late 15th century and early 16th. Although he is now known mainly as the teacher of Raphael, he made a significant contribution to the development of painting from the style of the Early Renaissance to the High Renaissance. The compositional model he introduced, combining the Florentine figural style with an Umbrian use of structure and space, 1495-1500
Oil on wood, 88 x 66 cm
Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence
Painting ID:: 8511
PERUGINO, Pietro Italian painter, Umbrian school (b. 1450, Citta della Pieve, d. 1523, Perugia).
Italian painter and draughtsman. He was active in Perugia, Florence and Rome in the late 15th century and early 16th. Although he is now known mainly as the teacher of Raphael, he made a significant contribution to the development of painting from the style of the Early Renaissance to the High Renaissance. The compositional model he introduced, combining the Florentine figural style with an Umbrian use of structure and space, Madonna, an Angel and Little St John Adoring the Child (Madonna del sacco) R 1495-1500
Oil on wood, 88 x 66 cm
Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence
