Predella tablets, Polyptych of San Pietro – Pinacoteca Vaticana – Vatican City
The tablets belonged to the predella of the large altar machine of the church of San Pietro in Perugia.After the first dismemberment of the work,
The tablets belonged to the predella of the large altar machine of the church of San Pietro in Perugia.After the first dismemberment of the work,
The two tondos can be dated back to about 1520 and were probably part of a predella: the two figures are in fact built in
At the center of a bare setting, where only a balustrade frame the characters, the Madonna is sitting on a four-poster throne raised by a
Dating back to about 1493/1495, the work depicts in the foreground the Virgin, sitting on a barely visible low parapet; she looks towards the viewer,
The panel, whose origin is unknown, depicts the Madonna and Child with Saint John in the foreground; the characters stand out on a hilly landscape
The painting, dating back to about 1507, was commissioned to commemorate a carpenter from Perugia, Giovanni di Matteo di Giorgio Schiavone, to adorn the family
Within a rounded frame,standing beyond a low gray wall, the Virgin Mary gently holds Baby Jesus naked, the plump feet resting on the parapet. The
The work, which dates back to about 1500/1502, shows the family of Mary, who is at the center of the composition, sitting on a throne
The three panels were used as predella compartments of an unidentified altarpiece, probably dedicated to Saint Jerome as well. The small paintings, dating back to
On a black background, four figures stand out: the Madonna (whose simple and austere face recalls the traits of Chiara Fancelli, Perugino’s wife) is seated