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Pietà Gonfalon

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Pietà Gonfalon
ArtistPietro Perugino
Yearc. 1472
Mediumtempera on canvas
Dimensions128 cm × 165 cm (50 in × 65 in)
LocationGalleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia

The Pietà Gonfalon (Italian - Gonfalone con la Pietà) is a c. 1472 tempera on canvas painting by Pietro Perugino, now in the Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria in Perugia. It was produced as a gonfalon or processional banner for the Franciscan monastery at Farneto, near Perugia. It is an early work by the artist and shows the Pietà.[1]

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  1. ^ (in Italian) Vittoria Garibaldi, Perugino, in Pittori del Rinascimento, Scala, Firenze 2004 ISBN 88-8117-099-X