Sansepolcro Altarpiece

16th-century painting by Perugino

Ascension of Christ

Artist| Perugino
Year| c. 1510
Medium| Oil on panel
Dimensions| 332.5 cm × 266 cm (130.9 in × 105 in)
Location| Sansepolcro Cathedral

The Ascension of Christ (also known as Sansepolcro Altarpiece; Italian: Pala di Sansepolcro) is an oil painting on panel by Italian Renaissance master Perugino, dating from around 1510. It is housed in the Cathedral of Sansepolcro, Tuscany, Italy.

## Description

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The works adopts the same composition in the central panel of Perugino's San Pietro Polyptych. However, because of its greater size, he enhanced some decorative details, such as the ribbons held by the angels. The work also saw a massive collaboration of the artist's workshop.

Christ is portrayed within an almond hovering at the top center of the panel, surrounded by flying or playing angels, while the frame has heads of cherubim and seraphims. The lower group includes Mary and the Apostles, with an Umbrian landscape in the background, characterized by slender trees.

## Sources

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* Garibaldi, Vittoria (2007). "Perugino". Pittori del Rinascimento. Florence: Scala. ISBN 978-8881170999.

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Pietro Perugino

Paintings|

* Nativity of the Virgin (c. 1472)
* Pietà Gonfalon (c. 1472)
* Visitation (c. 1472–1473)
* Miracle of the Snow (c. 1472–1474)
* Adoration of the Magi (Perugia) (c. 1470–1476)
* God the Father with Two Saints (1477–1478)
* St Sebastian between St Roch and St Peter (c. 1478)
* Delivery of the Keys (c. 1481–1482)
* Baptism of Christ (c. 1482)
* Moses Leaving for Egypt (c. 1482)
* Apollo and Daphnis (c. 1483)
* Galitzin Triptych (c. 1485)
* Portrait of Lorenzo di Credi (c. 1488)
* Annunciation of Fano (c. 1488–1490)
* St Sebastian (Nationalmuseum) (c. 1490)
* Albani Torlonia Polyptych (c. 1491)
* Madonna and Child with St Rose and St Catherine (c. 1490–1492) (with Andrea Aloigi)
* Agony in the Garden (c. 1483–1493)
* Pietà (c. 1483–1493)
* Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints John the Baptist and Sebastian (1493)
* The Virgin appearing to St. Bernard (c. 1490–1494)
* Madonna and Child with St John the Baptist and St Augustine (1494)
* Portrait of Francesco delle Opere (1494)
* Crucifixion (c. 1483–1495)
* St Sebastian (Hermitage) (1493–1494)
* Last Supper (c. 1493–1495)
* Lamentation over the Dead Christ (1495)
* Madonna and Child with Two Saints (c. 1495)
* Madonna and Child with St John the Baptist and St Catherine of Alexandria (c. 1495)
* Pazzi Crucifixion (c. 1495)
* Portrait of a Boy (1495)
* St Sebastian (Louvre) (c. 1495)
* Decemviri Altarpiece (1495–1496)
* Fano Altarpiece (1497)
* Madonna and Child with the Infant John the Baptist (c. 1497)
* Madonna della Consolazione (c. 1496–1498)
* Madonna del Sacco (c. 1495–1500)
* Ascension of Christ (c. 1496–1500)
* Certosa di Pavia Altarpiece (c. 1496–1500)
* Collegio del Cambio frescos (1496–1500)
* San Pietro Polyptych (c. 1496–1500)
* San Francesco al Prato Resurrection (c. 1499)
* Mary Magdalene (c. 1500)
* Tezi Altarpiece (c. 1500)
* Vallombrosa Altarpiece (c. 1500)
* Madonna in Glory with Saints (c. 1500–1501)
* Gonfalon of Justice (c. 1501)
* Madonna and Child (c. 1501)
* Monteripido Altarpiece (1502)
* The Battle Between Love and Chastity (1503)
* Adoration of the Magi (1504)
* Marriage of the Virgin (c. 1500–1504)
* The Martyrdom of St Sebastian (1505)
* Annunziata Polyptych (1504–1507)
* Chigi Altarpiece (c. 1506–1507)
* Madonna of Loreto (c. 1507)
* St Sebastian (São Paulo) (c. 1507)
* Baptism of Christ (Città della Pieve) (c. 1510)
* Sansepolcro Altarpiece (c. 1510)
* Corciano Altarpiece (1513)
* Madonna and Child with St Herculanus and St Constantius (1515)
* Transfiguration Altarpiece (1517)
* Madonna and Child with St Peter and St Paul (c. 1515–1520)
* Holy Trinity (c. 1505–1521) (with Raphael)
* Adoration of the Magi (Trevi) (c. 1521–1522)
* Spello Pietà (c. 1521–1522)
* Fontignano Madonna (1522)
* Madonna of Graces with Two Saints (1522)
* Sant'Agostino Altarpiece (1502–1523)

Works by studio|

* Madonna and Child (c. 1500–1510)

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