The National Gallery of Umbria is housed on the upper floors of the Palazzo dei Priori with an entrance along corso Vannucci. Originating from the local Academy of Design in the late 16th century, the collection was significantly expanded between the late 18th and mid-19th centuries and further enriched following the post-unification suppression of religious orders. The current museographic layout, inaugurated in December 2006, covers an area of 4,000 square meters spread over two levels. The prestigious collection, arranged in chronological sequence, includes a wide variety of works ranging from panel, canvas, and mural paintings to wooden and stone sculptures, goldsmithery, and textiles, all highly representative of Italian artistic production from the 13th to the 19th century. Among the masterpieces of the medieval and Renaissance periods stand out works by Arnolfo di Cambio, Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, Duccio di Boninsegna, Gentile da Fabriano, Beato Angelico, Benozzo Gozzoli, Piero della Francesca, and Francesco di Giorgio Martini. Ample space is dedicated to Umbrian artists – Benedetto Bonfigli, Bartolomeo Caporali, Fiorenzo di Lorenzo – and especially to the famous paintings by Perugino, Pintoricchio, and their pupils and followers. Some sections are devoted to masterpieces of Sienese goldsmithery, traditional “Perugian tablecloths,” the production of ceramics and floor tiles from the 15th and 16th centuries, and the collection of drawings, including a precious red chalk study by Federico Barocci. The route continues with painting and sculptural works from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, including those by Pietro da Cortona, Orazio Gentileschi, Francesco Trevisani, and Sebastiano Conca, concluding with thematic exhibitions dedicated to 19th-century Perugian topography and the Carattoli collection.
Information about the National Gallery of Umbria
Corso Pietro Vannucci, 19
06121 Perugia (Perugia)
0755741410 (office hours)
gallerianazionaleumbria@beniculturali.it
https://www.gallerianazionaleumbria.it
Source: MIBACT
