Perugino begins work in 1496 on a polyptych altarpiece of the “Ascension” for Perugia’s San Pietro.

The polyptych had been originally commissioned for the Abbey of San Pietro at Perugia, the contract having been signed by Perugino on March 8, 1495.

It includes a large altarpiece and several panels, within a wooden frame by Domenico da Verona.

The altarpiece, depicting the Ascension of Christ, is to have a lunette with the God in Glory between Angels above it, while the predella has not been exactly defined.

The payment is five hundred golden ducats, and no more than two years and a half have been given to complete the work.