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Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria - National Gallery of Umbria

Images of masterpieces from the National Gallery of Umbria now available at Bridgeman Images

Located in Perugia, the National Gallery of Umbria is housed in the Palazzo dei Priori, one of the most iconic architectural buildings of the Italian Gothic period.

After separating from the Accademia del Disegno, the museum became a civic art gallery on the 4th June, 1863. Ten years later, the entire collection was welcomed within the walls of the Palazzo dei Priori. In 1918 it was purchased by the state and became known as the Regia Galleria Vannucci, and finally a few years later it was renamed as the National Gallery of Umbria.

Organised in chronological order, today it houses important works and exceptional examples of the Italian Medieval and Renaissance periods, including the great Gothic painter Gentile da Fabriano:

 

Madonna and Child Jesus angels Gentile da Fabriano National Gallery of Umbria Bridgeman Images
Madonna and Child Jesus, angels, c.1400-1405 (gouache on table), Gentile da Fabriano (c.1370-1427) / National Gallery of Umbria / Bridgeman Images

 

The staging of the life of Saint Nicholas, produced by Fra Angelico for the Guidalotti polyptych, also known as the Dominican Altarpiece:

 

St. Nicholas of Bari frees three innocent condemned; Transit of St. Nicholas of Bari, c.1448 (tempera on panel), Giovanni da Fiesole detto Beato Angelico (c.1400-55) / National Gallery of Umbria / Bridgeman Images
St. Nicholas of Bari frees three innocent condemned; Transit of St. Nicholas of Bari, c.1448 (tempera on panel), Giovanni da Fiesole detto Beato Angelico (c.1400-55) / National Gallery of Umbria / Bridgeman Images

 

The Polyptych of Saint Anthony, work by Piero della Francesca, one of the great revolutionaries of Renaissance painting.

Polyptych of St. Anthony, c.1467-68 (oil on board), Piero della Francesca (13th century) / National Gallery of Umbria / Bridgeman Images
Polyptych of St. Anthony, c.1467-68 (oil on board), Piero della Francesca (13th century) / National Gallery of Umbria / Bridgeman Images

 

The works of Pietro Perugino, Pinturicchio, and Luca Signorelli - are among the most influential painters of 15th century Italy and are renowned for having painted part of the Sistine Chapel with their frescoes.

Adoration of the Magi Pietro Perugino National Gallery of Umbria Bridgeman Images
Adoration of the Magi, c.1475-1477 (oil on board), Pietro Vannucci detto Perugino (c.1445-1523) / National Gallery of Umbria / Bridgeman Images

 

San Bernardino of Siena, from an ulcer, the daughter of Giovanni Antonio Petrazio da Rieti, 1473 (tempera on panel), Bernardino di Betto detto Pinturicchio (c.1452-1513) / National Gallery of Umbria / Bridgeman Images
San Bernardino of Siena, from an ulcer, the daughter of Giovanni Antonio Petrazio da Rieti, 1473 (tempera on panel), Bernardino di Betto detto Pinturicchio (c.1452-1513) / National Gallery of Umbria / Bridgeman Images

 

Sculptors Arnolfo di Cambio (c.1245-1310), Nicola and Giovanni Pisano (c. 1220-84) and Agostino di Duccio (c. 1418-1481).

 

 

Madonna, Agostino di Duccio (1418-c.81) / National Gallery of Umbria / Bridgeman Images
Madonna, Agostino di Duccio (1418-c.81) / National Gallery of Umbria / Bridgeman Images

 

The collection encompasses a vast pictorial production dating from the 17th century to the 19th century, including works by Orazio Gentileschi, Valentin de Boulogne, Pietro da Cortona, il Sassoferrato, Francesco Trevisani, Sebastiano Conca, Pierre Subleyras, Corrado Giaquinto, and Jean-Baptiste Wicar.

 

Santa Cecilia, Orazio Gentileschi (1565-1647) / National Gallery of Umbria / Bridgeman Images
Santa Cecilia, Orazio Gentileschi (1565-1647) / National Gallery of Umbria / Bridgeman Images

 

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