The Visitation
by PERINO DEL VAGA, Fresco
In the Visitation fresco in the Pucci Chapel, Perino turned what was actually an intimate occasion into a many-figured scene that unfurls across a broad stage in front of a large architectural backdrop with numerous spectators expressing their joy and their astonishment over the event heralded, the incarnation of God. The influence of Raphael’s School of Athens here is undeniable.