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PERUGINO, Pietro: Virgin and Child Enthroned with Angels and Saints

🖼 Virgin and Child Enthroned with Angels and Saints, 1490-95
Tempera on wood, diameter 151 cm
Paris, France

Symmetrical gold and blue dominate this altarpiece, with the enthroned Virgin centered among attending angels and saints rendered in Perugino's characteristic clear, balanced composition. The work exemplifies early Renaissance devotional ideals, establishing the formal, hierarchical arrangement that would define Italian religious painting for generations.

The story of art
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E. H. Gombrich
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