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Pinturicchio, Bernardino di Betto (c.1452-1513)

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Name
Pinturicchio, Bernardino di Betto (c.1452-1513)
Nationality
Italian
Biography
Pinturicchio, whose real name was Bernardino di Betto, was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Perugia around 1452. He was trained in the workshop of Perugino, and his early works show the influence of his master's style. Pinturicchio is best known for his frescoes, which he painted in many churches and palaces throughout Italy. His most famous work is the fresco cycle in the Borgia Apartments of the Vatican Palace, which he completed with the help of his assistants. Pinturicchio's style is characterized by its decorative quality, bright colors, and attention to detail. He was also skilled in portraiture, and his portraits are known for their lifelike quality. Pinturicchio died in Siena in 1513, leaving behind a legacy of beautiful and innovative art.
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Assets (313 in total)

Portrait of a Boy, c.1480-85 (tempera on panel)
Pope Alexander VI, 1492 (fresco)
Portrait of Lucretia Borgia (oil on canvas)
The Madonna and Child, 1490s (tempera on panel)
Detail of the dispute of St. Catherine of Alexandria with the philosopher, in front of the Roman Emperor Maxentius (oil on canvas)
Virgin in Glory with St. Gregory and St. Benedict (tempera on panel)
Mosaic pavement showing Romulus and Remus fed by a wolf (mosaic)
Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini (1405-64) presents Eleonora of Aragon to Frederick III (1415-93), 1503-08 (fresco) (detail)
Annunciation, 1501 (fresco)
St. Catherine, possibly a portrait of Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519) from the Lives of the Saints cycle, Sala dei Santi, 1492-94 (fresco) (b/w photo)
Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini (1405-64) Presents Eleonora of Aragon to Frederick III (1415-93) on 24th February 1452 (fresco)
Pope Pius II (1405-64), at Ancona, Blesses the Fleet about to Leave for the Holy Land on 15th August 1464, 1503-08 (fresco)
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