We went to Panicale to see the Church of San Sebastiano which had “The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian” by Pietro Perugino, a fresco dated 1505. In this work Perugina attempted to find a different solution to the problems of space that he had tackled since his youth. This painting has the bowmen shooting arrows at St. Sebastian with only two arrows stuck in his back. It was in amazingly good condition.
Another fresco in the church was done by three of Perugino’s students, “Madonna and Child with Music-making Angels and Saints”. It had been moved from the Church of San’ Agostina in Panicale where it had been damaged through the years from humidity. Two of the students were Giovanni di Pietro, known as ‘Lo Spagna’ and Raphael.
We ate at Ristorante Masolino, which was good, but when we got our bill, we were charged 4 euros for the bread. Franco said that was probably the service charge.
We later drove up to Castiglione del Lago with a castle on the hill, but decided to visit on a later day, when we had more time.
This evening we attended a “Saffron Dinner” at Casa Rondini. We had risotto flavored with saffron, as well eggplant and vegetable lasagne, with roasted potatoes and fried fresh mushrooms. Our desert was a cherry torte with ice cream. We had the red and white house wine. Franco brought out this year’s Savignon Blanc for everyone to try, which was delicious. We also had a choice of liquers like grappo & limoncello.
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