Naturally beautiful
Umbria
Magazine: February 2008
Umbria is brimming over with natural beauty. Visitors arrive to dialogue with the past; even nature conserves its traditions. Some specialities are rare, even unique, like the truffl es and lentils of Castelluccio di Norcia. Umbria, however, is not just about food. The region has a wealth of monasteries, cathedrals and tiny country churches signed by the ancient masters, Matteo da Gualdo, Pietro Vannucci and Bernardino di Betto, known as Pintoricchio. An exhibition dedicated to the latter is a fascinating itinerary of the Umbrian terrain. Starting from Perugia, the painter’s native town. Son of a wool dyer, Bernardino learnt his trade from Giapeco Caporali, Perugian miniaturist. It was here that he acquired the talents that led him to be summoned to paint the frescoes in the Vatican apartments. The popes kept him employed until 1495. On the 2nd January of the same year, Pintoricchio returned to Umbria taking the route that joins Todi, Perugia, Forgiano, Spello and Assisi.
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