Perugino

[ per-oo-jee-noh; Italian pe-roo-jee-naw ]

/ ˌpɛr uˈdʒi noʊ; Italian ˌpɛ ruˈdʒi nɔ /

noun

Pietro Vannucci,1446–1524, Italian painter.

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Pe·ru·gin·esque

[puh-roo-juh-nesk, per-oo-] /pəˌru dʒəˈnɛsk, ˌpɛr u-/, adjective

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There are two noteworthy circumstances that affect the biographer of Perugino.

Great Masters in Painting: Perugino |George C. Williamson
Perugia easily reads her title clear to artistic immortality in having been the home of Perugino, the master of Raphael.

Italy, the Magic Land |Lilian Whiting
He never was a serious rival of Perugino, though a more varied and interesting painter.

A Text-Book of the History of Painting |John C. Van Dyke
He was not so profound in feeling as Perugino, but at times he appeared loftier in conception.

A Text-Book of the History of Painting |John C. Van Dyke

Perugino at last set to work, and the beautiful altar-piece now in the Vatican is the result.

Great Masters in Painting: Perugino |George C. Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for perugino

Perugino

/ (Italian peruˈdʒino) /

noun

Il (il), real name Pietro Vannucci. 1446–1523, Italian painter; master of Raphael. His works include the fresco Christ giving the Keys to Peter in the Sistine Chapel, Rome

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