Perugino

American  

[per-oo-jee-noh, pe-roo-jee-naw] / ˌpɛr uˈdʒi noʊ, ˌpɛ ruˈdʒi nɔ /

noun

1. Pietro Vannucci, 1446–1524, Italian painter.

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Perugino British  

/ peruˈdʒino /

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• Peruginesque adjective

Example Sentences

The work, which belongs to the Museo della Città in Rimini, Italy, will be shown alongside the Morgan’s own Renaissance treasures, including paintings by Hans Memling and Perugino and sculptures by Antonio Rossellino.

From The Wall Street Journal

Perugino was one of the most influential artists of the Italian Renaissance.

From BBC

Yet as the group sat amid Renaissance frescoes by the likes of Michelangelo, Botticelli and Perugino — undisputedly one of the high points of papal art patronage — not all of those present had a traditional religious bent.

From New York Times

Witnesses at the Vatican’s Perugino gate, one of the main entrances to the city state, told The Associated Press that Francis greeted guards as he usually does before returning to his residence.

From Seattle Times

Witnesses at the Vatican’s Perugino gate, one of the main entrances to the city state, told The Associated Press Francis returned to the Vatican a short while later, and greeted guards as he usually does.

From Washington Times