In Pietro Perugino’s work, titled “The Delivery of the Keys”, there is a strong sense of hierarchy. Perugino used the hieratic scale to create his work in this particular piece. The artist uses a technique in which the importance of figures is indicated by the size and where they are located in the work of art.In this piece, Perugino places the most important figures in the front center of the piece. They appear larger and closer to the viewer than the objects in the background. For instance, the authority of St. Peter as the first pope, as well as all of those who followed him, rests as having received the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven from Christ himself. Therefore, the characters that are being represented in this piece most diligently are the ones who play out in the central narrative of this painting.While the entire painting is used in a mathematically exact perspective, it shows spatial clarity and a great sense of distance within the piece. Perugino used a great deal of symmetry in this painting, showing depth and clarity. On the left side, there is the story of Tribute Money. To the left of this piece is the attempted stoning of Christ. The images in these two separate stories are presented as less dominant, because they are fixated at a greater distance from the viewer, while the viewer focuses their attention on the scene of Christ delivering the keys.
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