- NameBernardino Pinturicchio
- Sexmale
- Variant namesBetto di Pintoricchio
- Nationality/DatesItalian, born 1452, dead 1513-12-11
BiographyBernardino di Betto, called Pinturicchio, was
born in Perugia and trained in the workshop of
Bartolomeo Carporali, known as the Verrocchio
of Perugia. In 1481 Pinturicchio entered the painters’
guild in Rome and was summoned by Perugino
to participate in the decoration of the Sistine
Chapel in the Vatican. In the following years he
worked on the Della Rovere at Santa Maria Novella
and the Bufalini at Santa Maria in Aracoeli.
He also executed frescoes at Spoleto and Spello,
and for the last ten years of his life worked mainly
for the Piccolomini family and Pandolfo Petrucci
in Siena, where he was responsible for the decoration
of the Piccolomini Library and of the Palazzo
Petrucci. Pinturicchio carried out huge fresco
decorations for several chapels and palace interiors
in just a few years, which suggests a workshop
with many collaborators and pupils.