Madonna enthroned with Child and Saints – Pinacoteca Diocesana – Senigallia
The table, realized after commission of the same family of which, following the restoration, the coat of arms has reappeared, was donated by the will of Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere (the future Pope Julius II) to the Convent of Grace.
Perugino realized this Sacred Conversation excluding any interaction between the figures, who look dreamy and absorbed in an otherworldly ecstasy, reproposing successful patterns which had already been appreciated in contemporary or previous works, such as the group of the Virgin and Child, carrying out a model of inimitable grace and complete beauty. Besides, some saints surround the high throne where Mary and Baby Jesus are sitting: Saints John the Baptist, Louis, Francis and on the right Peter, Paul and John.
The painting is preserved at the Pinacoteca Diocesana of Senigallia but was originally conceived for the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie.
