Pietro PeruginoItalian, 1448–1523Le Prophète David
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Musée du Louvre
Paris, France
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- In this state since
- Sep 26, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
Particulars
- Accession number
- Inv 117
Sources
- Musée du Louvre: the museum's own open data · fetched 5 days ago
- Image: Musée du Louvre — © 2000 GrandPalaisRmn (musée du Louvre) / Gérard Blot
Meanwhile, in the life of Pietro Perugino
The whole life1486–1499
Two studios: in Florence and in Perugia
Between 1486 and 1499 Perugino works mainly between Florence and Perugia, maintaining a studio in each city. In the 1480s and 1490s he is one of the most celebrated artists of Italy.
1504
On the commission to site Michelangelo's “David”
Perugino sits on the commission of artists charged with choosing the site for Michelangelo's David.
1506
Leaving Florence for good
After a series of failures and the loss of his pupils, Perugino leaves Florence for good in 1506 and goes to Perugia, and from there, a year or two later, to Rome.
1507–1508
Julius II summons him to Rome: the Stanza dell'Incendio
Pope Julius II summons Perugino to paint the Stanza dell'Incendio del Borgo in the Vatican, but soon prefers a younger competitor, Raphael, who had been trained by Perugino. Perugino manages to paint the ceiling with figures of God the Father in different glories in five medallions.
1523
Death from the plague; the grave unknown
Perugino dies of the plague at Fontignano; like other plague victims he is hastily buried in an unconsecrated field, the precise spot now unknown. He dies with considerable property, leaving three sons.
1523
Died
