Born Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci (Città della Pieve, c. 1450, he died at Fontignano, 1524. Perugino was trained in Florence in Andrea del Verrocchio's workshop and was an independent painter by 1472, the year in which he joined the Compagnia di San Luca in Florence. Among the notable works of his youth are The Adoration of the Magi, in the Galleria di Perugia.  Scarcely ten years later he had become well-known and was given the position of overseer of the Umbrian-Florentine team that was working on the frescoes on the walls of the Sistine Chapel. From then until the end of the century, Perugino was busy, dividing his time between Florence and Perugia. From 1493 on, the year when he married Chiara, daughter of the architect Luca Fancelli, Perugino lived more often in Florence, where he produced a number of his masterpieces. From 1502 on, following the success of his decoration of the Collegio del Cambio bewteen 1496 and 1500, Perugino established and maintained a stable workshop in Perugia.

Perugino is a favorite of Catholic Tradition: one of his Madonnas is the banner image for the presentation, Mary's Name HERE. The Gallery of the Passion also includes several of his works.

The above painting is cracked throughout the features and limbs of the figures. We removed each one with graphic brushes in Corel Photo Paint.



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