Perugino
PIETRO, an Italian the constitution were adopted. In Au-painter; born in Città della Pieve, gust, 1920, 4 American naval officers, at about 1446. His real name was Pietro the request of the Peruvian Government, began the reorganization of the Peruvian navy, and took charge of the Peruvian Naval Academy. Peru also requested the United States to send 30 American educators; 15 to fill administrative and university positions and 15 for secondary school work.
PERU, a city in La Salle co., Ill.; at the head of navigation on the Illinois river, and on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and the Chicago, Ottawa and Peoria railroads: 100 miles S. W. of Cincago. Here are St. Mary's Hospital, high school, public library, street railroad and electric light plants, waterworks, National and State banks, and several weekly newspapers. It has grain elevators, rolling mills, and manufactories of clocks, zinc, plows, sulphuric acid, brick, tile, sash doors, blinds, and wheels.
Pop. (1910) 7,984; (1920) 8,869.
Vanucci, but becoming a citizen of Perugia, he acquired the name by which he is PIETRO PERUGINO PERU, a city and county-seat of Miami co., Ind.; on the Wabash river, best known. He was employed for 10 and on the Lake Erie and Western, the years in the Sistine Chapel and the Wabash, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Stanze of the Vatican, and on his return railroads; 75 miles N. of Indianapolis. to Perugia opened ed a school, and had Here are a public library, City Hospital, Raphael among his pupils. Perugino waterworks, electric lights, National ic lights, National and State banks, and several daily and weekly newspapers. It has railroad shops, and manufactories of flax, carriages, baskets, foundry products, glass, furniture, flour, woolen goods, carbon, etc. Pop. (1910) 10,910; (1920) 12,410.
PERUGIA, ancient Perusia, a town of central Italy, capital of the province of Umbria, 84 miles N. of Rome. It is province beautifully situated on an eminence above the Tiber, has irregular but spacious streets, and is surrounded by old walls. It is rich in art and literary treasures, and has many remarkable buildings, including a Gothic cathedral of the 15th century, a number of churches and monasteries, a town hall (Italian was a sordid and eccentric man, and in his latter years produced many works, unworthy of him, for gain. His best work is the "Pietà," in the Pitti Palace.
Among his best works are an "Ascension," at Lyons; the "Infant Christ Adored by the Virgin," at Rome; "Madonna Enthroned," at Bologna; and the fresco of the "Baptism" in the Sistine Chapel. He died in 1524.