Pietro Perugino | |
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Born | Pietro Vannucci c. 1446 |
Died | 1523 Fontignano, Papal States (now Umbria, Italy) | (aged 76–77)
Nationality | Italian |
Education | Andrea del Verrocchio |
Known for | Painting, fresco |
Notable work | The Delivery of the Keys |
Movement | Italian Renaissance |
Pietro Perugino (US: /ˌpɛrəˈdʒiːnoʊ, -ruːˈ-/ PERR-ə-JEE-noh, -oo-;[1][2][3] Italian: [ˈpjɛːtro peruˈdʒiːno]; born Pietro Vannucci or Pietro Vanucci;[4] c. 1446/1452 – 1523), an Italian Renaissance painter of the Umbrian school, developed some of the qualities that found classic expression in the High Renaissance. Raphael became his most famous pupil.