PERUGINO, Pietro (b. 1450, Citta della Pieve, d. 1523, Perugia) Madonna, an Angel and Little St John Adoring the Child (Madonna del sacco) 1495-1500 Oil on wood, 88 x 66 cm Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence The attribution to Perugino goes back to the origin of the picture in the Medicean inventories. Modern criticism however consigns it at leat in part to the school, and indeed in relation to other works of this master there is a definite weakness in several respects. It is nevertheless difficult to erase it entirely from the list of Perugino's works, if only for the compos
PERUGINO, Pietro (b. 1450, Citta della Pieve, d. 1523, Perugia) Madonna, an Angel and Little St John Adoring the Child (Madonna del sacco) 1495-1500 Oil on wood, 88 x 66 cm Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence The attribution to Perugino goes back to the origin of the picture in the Medicean inventories. Modern criticism however consigns it at leat in part to the school, and indeed in relation to other works of this master there is a definite weakness in several respects. It is nevertheless difficult to erase it entirely from the list of Perugino's works, if only for the composition, so well balanced and tranquil, and for the atmosphere of suspended contemplation. *** Keywords: ************* Author: PERUGINO, Pietro Title: Madonna, an Angel and Little St John Adoring the Child (Madonna del sacco) Time-line: 1451-1500 School: Italian Form: painting Type: religious
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