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Pietro Perugino · 1483

Why it's great

Mary holds Christ's body in her lap while John and other friends mourn around him. Pietro Perugino painted it in about 1483, and the soft light and gentle faces give it a quiet peace.

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📍 Uffizi GalleryFlorence, Italy

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About the artist

Pietro Perugino

1448–1523 · born in Città della Pieve · died in Fontignano

Pietro Perugino was an Italian painter, born near Perugia in about 1448. He painted calm, sweet figures in wide, airy landscapes, and he taught Raphael. He died in 1523.

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