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| Perino del Vaga Maiden and Unicorn 16th century drawing British Museum |
Perino del Vaga (1501-1547) lived a short life by current standards – not reaching the age of fifty – but a long life in art. During the first half of the sixteenth century, as the Renaissance reached its peak and segued into Mannerism, he worked and studied with many of the best artists in Florence, in Rome, and in Genoa. These included Raphael, Michelangelo, Rosso Fiorentino, Parmigianino, and Giulio Romano. Perino was original and prolific, yet he has throughout the ages remained somehow outside the pantheon of his famous peers.
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| Perino del Vaga Camel 16th century drawing Morgan Library |
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| Perino del Vaga Vertumnus & Pomona 16th century drawing British Museum |
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| Perino del Vaga Psyche tormented by servants of Venus drawing 16th century British Museum |
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| Perino del Vaga Studies of horses c. 1530-35 drawing Clark Art Institute |
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| Perino del Vaga Battling Horsemen 16th century drawing British Museum |
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| Perino del Vaga Battle Scene 16th century drawing British Museum |
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| Perino del Vaga Siege of Syracuse 16th century drawing British Museum |
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| Perino del Vaga Alexander the Great with the works of Homer 16th century drawing British Museum |
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| Perino del Vaga The Pool of Bethesda 16th century drawing British Museum |
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| Perino del Vaga Descent from the Cross c. 1516-23 drawing British Museum |
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| Perino del Vaga Reclining Putto 16th century drawing British Museum |
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| Perino del Vaga Design for altar wall c. 1530-47 drawing British Museum |
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| Perino del Vaga Tapestry cartoon with Venus and Aeneas 16th century British Museum |
I am grateful to the British Museum for making excellent images available.