Perugino – Raphael’s Master

Perugino, Portrait of Francesco delle Opere, 1494, Florence, Uffizi

Perugino, Portrait of Francesco delle Opere, 1494, Florence, Uffizi

Perugino – Raphael’s Master
13.10.2011 – 15.01.2012, Alte Pinakothek   

Pietro Perugino was one of the most successful artists of the Italian Renaissance around 1500. Prominent patrons courted his attention even some distance from Florence and Perugia, the centres in which he worked. It was not just the classical harmony and technical skill of his paintings that his contemporaries admired, but their contemplative, lyrical mood in particular.

In 1829, King Ludwig I of Bavaria managed to acquire one of the master’s principal works, The Vision of Saint Bernard, for the Alte Pinakothek. This altarpiece is an invitation to rid Perugino of the shadow cast by his pupil Raphael. The Munich exhibition is the first major show outside Italy to be devoted entirely to Perugino. It comprises 40 exquisite paintings on loan from international collections (including the Uffizi Gallery, the Louvre and the Hermitage), focussing in particular on the heyday of the artist’s career. Apart from the impressive religious works, unique examples of Perugino’s skill as a portraitist and of his mythological creations vividly illustrate the humanist ideals of the times.

The exhibition is being funded by the Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung.

Audioguides in German and English available.

Take a closer look at the exhibition in our calendar. 

Opening hours and admission

Opening hours
Daily except MON 10.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.
TUE 10.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.

Admission
Perugino – Raphael’s Master (including special exhibition "Treasures from the Depot")
7 Euro | reduced 5 Euro

Permanent exhibition
7 Euro | reduced 5 Euro

Combined ticket for the Alte Pinakothek
(Permanent exhibition and special exhibitions)
12 Euro | reduced 9 Euro

Catalogue


A detailed catalogue, edited by Andreas Schumacher, is being published for the exhibition with contributions by Matteo Burioni, Rudolf Hiller von Gaertringen, Annette Hojer, Oliver Kase, Jens Niebaum and Andreas Schumacher.

304 pages, 193 illustrations
Hatje Cantz Verlag

Price:
29.90 euros (in the museum shop, ISBN 978-3-9814578-1-0)
39.80 euros (trade edition, ISBN 978-3-7757-3159-1)

Guided Tours

The number of participants is limited. Registration possible 1 hour in advance at the ticket desk in the museum.
 

Guided tours with the curator
FR 13.01., 15.00
FR 13.01., 18.00
SA 14.01., 14.00

Further guided tours of the exhibition
DI 10.01., 18.30
MI 11.01., 18.00
DO 12.01., 18.00

 

Bookings
Guided tours can also be booked for private groups.
Please contact us under T 089 23805-284, F 089 23805-251 or buchungen@pinakothek.de
 

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR GROUPS
We kindly ask you to consider the following information:
Only two groups in one hour are allowed in the exhibition (entering at clock hour, duration of the visit 60 minutes, 25 participants maximum).
We therefore request prior registration at buchungen@pinakothek.de. Thank you.

Ancillary events

Lecture
‘Vasari und Perugino. Geschichte einer Verleumdung’ (Vasari and Perugino. A Tale of Libel) – lecture to accompany the exhibition
Rudolf Hiller von Gaertringen, Curator at the Kunstsammlungen der Universität Leipzig, wrote the commentary for a new translation of Giorgio Vasari’s ‘Vita des ,Pietro Perugino’ (1568) that has recently been published. His interpretation of the text – rich in both facts and anecdotes – is that of a carefully stage-managed discreditation of the artist. Vasari’s sometimes friendly criticism of Perugino’s art is accompanied by malicious accusations: the painter was allegedly greedy, pigheaded and a heretic. Jointly presented by the Alte Pinakothek and Wagenbach Verlag, Berlin.

Wed. 30.11.,19.00
Rudolf Hiller von Gaertringen
‚Vasari und Perugino. Geschichte einer Verleumdung’
Alte Pinakothek
Admission 3 euros

 

Lecture
Paula Nuttall, London
»Perugino and Netherlandish Painting«
MO 09.01., 18.00
VENUE: Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Zentnerstr. 31, Room 007
in cooperation with the Institut für Kunstgeschichte (LMU) and with support by the Italian Cultural Institute Munich

 

Reading
‘Every other morning – except on Saturdays when there was no admission charge – the music philosopher Reger would take his place on the bench opposite Tintoretto’s ‘Old Man with a White Beard’ in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, and become engrossed in the painting. One day, this routine was to be interrupted. Reger asks his friend Atzbacher to meet him in the museum – on a Saturday of all days. ’ (Text on cover, published by Suhrkamp). 
From 1991 to 2010 Stefan Hunstein worked for the Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel and has been a full member of the Munich Kammerspiele ensemble since 2010.

Tues. 15.11., 20.00
Stefan Hunstein
‘Alte Meister’ by Thomas Bernhard
Alte Pinakothek
Admission 7 euros

 

Concert
‘Felice fu quel dì’. Music in Italy during Perugino’s time
The renowned ensemble La Selva, founded in Rome in 2005, specialises in early music, performed on original instruments such as the lute, viola da gamba and the recorder. A selection of the rich vocal and instrumental forms that emerged during the Humanist period in Italy will be performed to accompany the exhibition. In addition to song types such as the frottola, pieces for several instruments in which the characteristic sound of individual instruments can be heard, will also be performed.

Thurs. 12.01.12, 19.30
Ensemble La Selva: Mauro Borgioni (baritone), Carolina Pace (recorder), Gianni La Marca (viola da gamba), Michele Carreca (lute)
Alte Pinakothek
Admission 10 euros

‘KINDERPALAIS AKTUELL’: Hello Mary! Hello Angel!

Who do we come face to face with every day? Who do we find ourselves with in our dreams or in our imagination? Lots of well-known and unknown people and animals to be sure – but also creatures that don’t exist at all. We shall sketch our own scene on paper in the studio and then act it out together. We’ll take a look at the pictures painted by Perugino in the museum which depict human figures from the Renaissance coming face to face with saints – or with the infant Jesus, Mary and angels. What does Perugino include in such scenes and how does he paint these?

Fri. 18.11., 09.12., 06.01., 15.00–18.00
Palais Pinakothek and the Alte Pinakothek
Programme for children aged between 5–12 yrs. Numbers limited.
Registration under T 23805-198 or palais@pinakothek.de
Price: 9 euros

WORKSHOP: The dawn of a new era

The Renaissance represented the dawn of a new era in European culture. People sought to see reality in a different light – their relationship to the world, to themselves and to God changed fundamentally, and this left its mark in the works of art of the period. The Umbrian painter Perugino devised ways to express this new view of the world. His figures capture people confronting the world, nature and heavenly beings in a unique manner. Practical work in the Palais Pinakothek will make Perugino’s pictorial inventions easier to understand, such as his handling of space and his figures’ silent but articulate gestures. Selected works by the master will then be analysed following his ‘visual thoughts’ in the Alte Pinakothek.

Sat. 19.11., 14.00–18.00, Palais Pinakothek and Alte Pinakothek
With Anna Rühl and Kristine Oßwald
Number of participants limited
Registration under T 23805-198 or palais@pinakothek.de
Price: 20 euros incl. entrance to museum; concessions 15 euros

Biography

His contemporaries heralded Pietro Perugino (c. 1450–1523) as the best painter of his generation. Popes, cardinals, dukes and wealthy merchants were among his clients. He managed his workshop with astute business acumen, dealing with a surprising number of major commissions for the Church and municipalities in Umbria and Tuscany.

For details on Perugino’s Life and Works see the Biography.