Pinturicchio

Bernardino Pinturicchio
Self-portrait at the Baglioni Chapel
Born
Bernardino di Betto

1454
Perugia, Papal States
(present-day Italy)
Died1513 (aged 58–59)
Siena, Republic of Siena
(present-day Italy)
NationalityItalian
EducationPietro Perugino
Known forPainting, fresco
MovementItalian Renaissance
The Crucifixion with Sts. Jerome and Christopher, 1471, oil on wood, 59 × 40 cm, Galleria Borghese, Rome
Fresco at Siena Cathedral depicting Pope Pius II

Pinturicchio, or Pintoricchio (US: /ˌpɪntəˈriːkioʊ/,[1] Italian: [pintuˈrikkjo]; born Bernardino di Betto; 1454–1513), also known as Benetto di Biagio or Sordicchio, was an Italian Renaissance painter. He acquired his nickname (meaning "little painter") because of his small stature and he used it to sign some of his artworks that were created during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.[2]

  1. ^ "Pinturicchio". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. ^ "PINTURICCHIO." Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 14 February 2017. http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/benezit/B00142364 .