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Oratory of Santa Maria dei Bianchi

Via Pietro Vannucci, 40 , Città della Pieve, Umbria

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The Oratorio di Santa Maria dei Bianchi houses the beautiful fresco Adoration of the Magi by Perugino. In 1504, the Confraternity of the Disciplined or the Bianchi commissioned the most famous son of Città della Pieve to create a large fresco in their ancient Church of Santa Maria dei Bianchi, which was transformed into an oratory in the 18th century.
The work is one of Perugino's masterpieces, showcasing the grace and elegance of forms that made him one of the Masters of the Renaissance. The fresco is characterized by the presence of an idyllic landscape, occupying almost half of the pictorial space, inspired by the views that the artist could admire from his hometown: the panoramas of Lake Trasimeno. In this landscape, knights and noblemen gather around the hut/temple where the Holy Family and the Magi are located.
Perugino took 29 days to complete the fresco, but first he had to negotiate for his fee. He initially wanted 200 florins, but the Confraternity was not willing to pay that much. The matter was resolved with Perugino accepting 75 florins and a donkey to carry colors and brushes from Perugia to Castel della Pieve.

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Via Pietro Vannucci, 40 , Città della Pieve, Italy

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	opens - closes	last entry
monday	Closed now
tuesday	Closed now
wednesday	Closed now
thursday	Closed now
friday	16:00 - 18:00
saturday	10:00 - 18:00
sunday	10:00 - 18:00

OCTOBER - MARCH
Oratorio di Santa Maria dei Bianchi, Museo Civico Diocesano Santa Maria dei Servi, Palazzo della Cogna
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Friday at 4:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 AM | 11:30 AM | 4:00 PM
November 1, December 8 - 24 - 26 - 31, January 6, Easter and Easter Monday at 10:00 AM | 11:30 AM | 4:00 PM
December 25 at 10:00 AM | 11:30 AM
January 1 at 4:00 PM

Oratory of Santa Maria dei Bianchi

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