The paintings in Fontignano are the last executed by Perugino during his life: now old, he was caught by the plague while working in the

The work was commissioned in 1505 by the Camaldolese monks, living in the monastery and church of San Severo built at the highest point of

The origin of the painting, probably conceived as a devotional altarole, is not certain, but it is possible to suppose that before being part of

This detached fresco, whose high quality can be appreciated despite its fragmentary state, is the only surviving fragment of the decoration of the old church