Monument of Pietro Vannucci "Perugino", Perugia

The monument of Pietro Vannucci in Perugia was created by the Italian sculptor Todi Enrico Quattrini.

The sculptural complex conceived by Quattrini features an all-round figure of the great master in the likeness of his self-portrait in the Collegio del Cambio. In his left hand the artist holds the end of his “robone” (ceremonial dress) wrapped around his figure; in his right hand he holds a bundle of spread sheets, on one of which appears to be the fine sketch of a Virgin drawn in a typical Perugian style.

The statue stands on a high cubic marble base covered with four bronze bas-relief panels depicting some episodes from the life of Perugino and his greatest pupil, Raphael. At the base of the monument, the agile silhouette of a winged genius of vivid naturalism painting holds a palette and a brush lightly raised in the direction of the overhanging Vannucci figure.

The bronze parts for the monument were cast at the Albanesi foundry in Rome. The statue was solemnly unveiled on 23 September 1923 in the presence of Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy Aosta.

The original location for the sculpture – outside the Turreno Theater – was picked in 1907 by a designated group of artists. However, it took the monument another sixteen years to be inaugurated, first in Piazza Sant'Isidoro (later known as Piazza della Repubblica), and then, in 1940, moved to the center of the Carducci Gardens, where it stands today.