Nel frattempo, nella vita di Luca Signorelli
Tutta la vita6 September 1479
Elected to Cortona's Council of Eighteen
Signorelli served his town all his life: after this election to the Council of Eighteen (Consiglio dei Diciotto) he was prior twelve times between 1480 and 1523, was elected ten more times to the Council of Eighteen and twelve times to the General Council.
c. 1484
Returns to live in Cortona
After working in Florence, Siena and Rome, Signorelli returned to live in Cortona in his early forties; with an established reputation, he remained based there for the rest of his life, often travelling to the cities of the region to fulfil commissions.
1488
Honorary citizen of Città di Castello
In 1488 Signorelli became an honorary citizen of Città di Castello in Umbria, where he worked and lived permanently in the last years of the 15th century.
1490s
At the head of a workshop in great demand
Signorelli worked across central Italy at the head of a much sought-after workshop, and his standing grew during the 1490s.
1497
Invited to paint at Monte Oliveto Maggiore
Fra Domenico Airoldi, abbot and general of the Olivetan order, invited Signorelli to paint the monastery with the “Story of Saint Benedict”. He completed the eight lunettes of the north side before leaving the work for his most important commission, in Orvieto; from 1505 Sodoma finished the cycle.
