Collegio del Cambio frescos
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The Collegio del Cambio frescos are a series of allegorical fresco paintings in the Audience Chamber (Sala delle Udienze) of the
History
In 1452 the Arte del Cambio was authorised to set up a headquarters near the fringes of the palazzo dei Priori. They built the building between 1452 and 1457. In 1496 they decided to commission Perugino to decorate the building's Audience Chamber. He was then among the most in-demand artists in Italy, leading studios in both Florence and Perugia.
They signed the contract with the painter on 26 January 1496, though he mainly worked on the cycle in 1498, finishing it in 1500. His assistants on the project included
This very beautiful work was praised more than any other which Pietro [Vanucci] painted in Perugia, and today the inhabitants of this town value it as a memory of a highly esteemed representative of their fatherland.
List
Ceiling
Nativity
Transfiguration
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Perugino%2C_trasfigurazione%2C_collegio_del_cambio.jpg/220px-Perugino%2C_trasfigurazione%2C_collegio_del_cambio.jpg)
God the Father
Prudence and Justice with six ancient figures
Strength and Temperance with six ancient heroes
Self-portrait
External links
- (in Italian) Page about the Collegio del Cambio Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Italian) Page on the frescos and their allegorical meanings
- Article