Perugia Altarpiece
- Artist
- Fra Angelico
- Date
- 1447 - 1448
- Style
- Early renaissance
- Genre
- Religious painting
- Location
- National Gallery of Umbria (Palazzo dei Priori)
The Perugia Altarpiece by Fra Angelico is a notable example of Early renaissance art, celebrated for its spiritual depth and masterful execution. Created as a panel painting, it exemplifies the use of tempera techniques typical of the period. This religious painting depicts sacred figures with delicate detail and vibrant colors, aiming to inspire devotion. Fra Angelico’s skillful use of light and composition captures the serenity and divine presence central to Renaissance religious art.
Related artworks
- The garment of Christ by Albrecht Durer
- Smiling Mother with Sober Faced Child by Mary Cassatt
- Amaryllis by Piet Mondrian
- East Bergholt Rectory by John Constable
- Star map by Albrecht Durer
- Castle Nègrepeliss by Jean-Honore Fragonard
- First Leaves, near Nantes by Camille Corot
- Adoration of the Shepherds by Francisco de Zurbaran
- Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John the Baptist by Sandro Botticelli
- The Immaculate Conception with the Eternal Father by Bartolome Esteban Murillo