Pietro Buonaccorsi detto Perino del Vaga (1500-1547). Celebrated in his own lifetime as a superlative painter of frescoes, grotesques, trompe l'oeil, and palace fac¸ades, a talented stuccoist, as... Read full biography
Pietro Buonaccorsi detto Perino del Vaga (1500-1547). Celebrated in his own lifetime as a superlative painter of frescoes, grotesques, trompe l'oeil, and palace fac¸ades, a talented stuccoist, as well as a designer of prints, ephemeral decoration and even of images to be etched on rock crystal,... Read full biography
Pietro Buonaccorsi detto Perino del Vaga (1500-1547). Celebrated in his own lifetime as a superlative painter of frescoes, grotesques, trompe l'oeil, and palace fac¸ades, a talented stuccoist, as well as a designer of prints, ephemeral decoration and even of images to be etched on rock crystal, Perino del Vaga was one of the most versatile artists of the Italian cinquecento. However, despite his great talent and artistic facility, he remains today a somewhat remote figure to most people. This... Read full biography
Pietro Buonaccorsi detto Perino del Vaga (1500-1547). Celebrated in his own lifetime as a superlative painter of frescoes, grotesques, trompe l'oeil, and palace fac¸ades, a talented stuccoist, as well as a designer of prints, ephemeral decoration and even of images to be etched on rock crystal, Perino del Vaga was one of the most versatile artists of the Italian cinquecento. However, despite his great talent and artistic facility, he remains today a somewhat remote figure to most people. This is due for the most part to several mishaps of history. Many of his most important works have either been largely or partly destroyed, and remain to us either in fragments or in compromised state, if they survive at all. Some others are either... Read full biography
Pietro Buonaccorsi detto Perino del Vaga (1500-1547). Celebrated in his own lifetime as a superlative painter of frescoes, grotesques, trompe l'oeil, and palace fac¸ades, a talented stuccoist, as well as a designer of prints, ephemeral decoration and even of images to be etched on rock crystal, Perino del Vaga was one of the most versatile artists of the Italian cinquecento. However, despite his great talent and artistic facility, he remains today a somewhat remote figure to most people. This is due for the most part to several mishaps of history. Many of his most important works have either been largely or partly destroyed, and remain to us either in fragments or in compromised state, if they survive at all. Some others are either generally inaccessible to the public or in less frequented venues; neither his great work in the Palazzo Doria, Genoa, for example, no... Read full biography
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RECTO: SHEET OF STUDIES INCLUDING A PIETÀ AND SEVERAL FIGURES; VERSO: A NUDE MAN, ALMOST IN PROFILE, STANDING BESIDE A LION AND HOLDING A SWORD, WITH TWO SEPARATE STUDIES OF A RIGHT LEG