CHAPTER XXVII

The Umbrian school hitherto overlooked 184

The cathedral of Orvieto and the sanctuary of Assisi attract many artists 185

The dramatic or Dantesque character of Florentine painting 186

Sentimental devotion of the Sienese school 187

Influence of these on Umbrian painters 187

-1299. Oderigi da Gubbio 188

Notice of him by Dante 188

Guido Palmerucci of Gubbio 189

Angioletto, a glass-painter of Gubbio 190

1375-1444. Ottaviano Nelli of Gubbio and his pupils 190

1434. June 30. His letter to Caterina, Countess of Urbino 192

Allegretto Nuzi of Fabriano 193

1370-14. Gentile da Fabriano; he studies under 193

1383-14. Fra Giovanni da Fiesole, the Beato Angelico 194

" " A friar of holy life and pencil 194

" " Gentile called "master of the masters" 196

1370-14. His works studied by Raffaele 196

" " Goes to Venice 197

" " His taste for gaudy trappings 197

Benedetto Bonfigli of Perugia 199

1446-1524. Pietro Perugino 199

Painters in Urbino 200

-1478. Piero della Francesca of Borgo San Sepolcro 201

" " His history obscure 201

" " His two distinct manners 202

" " His knowledge of geometry 203

" " His claims to the introduction of perspective 203

" " These examined, and those of Luca Pacioli 203

" " His unedited writings (note) 204

" " His frescoes at Arezzo and their influence on Raffaele 206

" " His portrait of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta 208

" " His portraits of the Montefeltrian princes 209

-1484. Bartolomeo Coradino, the Fra Carnevale 210

Beautiful altar-picture near Pesaro 211

1423-1502. Francesco di Giorgio of Siena 211

His works in painting, architecture, and engineering 212

Letter of Duke Federigo on his behalf 214

His writings 215