BOLOGNA, PINACOTECA.
The Assumption. Circa, 1496.
Signed: PETRVS PERVGINVS PINXIT.
BOLOGNA, CHURCH OF ST. MARTINO MAGGIORE.
The Virgin in Glory.
The Virgin is in the sky, standing, a child-angel is on either side, and around are cherub heads, while on either side are two kneeling angels. Below are the apostles grouped around the empty tomb. There are two trees, one on either side of the picture, clearly defined against the sky.
BORGO SAN SEPOLCRO, THE CATHEDRAL.
The Ascension of Christ.
This picture, according to Vasari, was painted in Florence, and commissioned by the Abbot Simone de' Graziani, and conveyed to the cathedral at heavy cost on the backs of porters. There is a similar picture at Lyons very closely resembling this one. See page [41].
There is a Study for three apostles in this picture in the Uffizi [251, 406.]