Luca Signorelli

Sant’Onofrio Altarpiece Luca Signorelli ⠂Perugia Name: Sant’Onofrio Altarpiece Year: 1519-1520 Technique: tempera and oil on board Dimensions: 221×189 cm Storage place: Museo del Capitolo della Cattedrale di San Lorenzo City: Perugia Area: GAL Media Valle del Tevere Curiosità: The work was painted for the Cathedral of Perugia in 1484 commissioned by Bishop Jacopo Vagnucci, a …

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Assumption of the Virgin Luca Signorelli ⠂Cortona Name: Assumption of the Virgin Year: 1519-1520 Storage place: Museo Diocesano Città: Cortona

Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian Luca Signorelli ⠂Città di Castello Name: Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian Year: 1498 Technique: tempera on board Dimensions: 288×175 cm Storage place: Pinacoteca comunale City: Città di Castello Area: GAL Alta Umbria Curiosità: It was originally located in the church of San Domenico. The date 1498 was found on the base which …

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Stories of the last days Luca Signorelli ⠂Orvieto Apocalipse Separation of souls Dedication and punishment of the Antichrist Resurrection the damned in Hell Elected in Heaven Frescoes of the vault Doctors of the Church Self-portrait with Beato Angelico Name: Stories of the last days Year: 1499-1502 Technique: fresco Storage place: Cappella di San Brizio o …

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Communion of the Apostles Luca Signorelli ⠂Cortona Name: Communion of the Apostles Year: 1512 Technique: oil on board Dimensioni: 232×220 cm Storage place: Museo Diocesano City: Cortona Curiosità: The altarpiece may have had a base, which was reconstructed by Mario Salmi in the panels of the Meeting of the pilgrims on the road to Emmaus and …

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Lamentation over the dead Christ Luca Signorelli ⠂Cortona Prayer in the garden The Last Soup Capture of Christ and scourging Name: Lamentation over the dead Christ Year: 1502 Technique: tempera on board Dimensioni: 270×240 cm Storage place: Museo Diocesano City: Cortona Curiosità: According to Vasari’s story, during the plague that raged in Cortona in the summer …

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Lamentation over the dead Christ between angels and saints Luca Signorelli ⠂Cortona Name: Lamentation over the dead Christ between angels and saints Year: 1516 Storage place: Museo Diocesano City: Cortona

Stories of Saint Benedict Luca Signorelli ⠂Asciano How Benedict sends Maurus to France and Placido to Sicily (repainted by Riccio) How God punishes Florence How Benedict evangelizes the inhabitants of Montecassino How Benedetto drives the enemy over the stone How Benedetto resurrects the little monk whose wall had fallen on him How Benedict tells the …

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Altarpiece of the Deposition Luca Signorelli ⠂Umbertide Name: Altarpiece of the Deposition Year: 1516 Storage place: Museo di Santa Croce City: Umbertide Area: GAL Alta Umbria Curiosità: Based on some incorrect interpretations, scholars assumed that there must have been a coping around the large panel, created by Luca Signorelli. However, this part of the painting, …

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Self-portrait with Niccolò d’Angelo Franceschi Luca Signorelli ⠂Orvieto Name: Self-portrait with Niccolò d’Angelo Franceschi Year: 1500-1503 Technique: fresco Storage place: Museo dell’Opera del Duomo City: Orvieto Area: GAL Trasimeno Orvietano Curiosità: The identification of the figure close to Luca Signorelli was possible thanks to an inscription on the back of the painting. We do not know …

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