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Piero della Francesca
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Piero della Francesca was an Italian painter, mathematician and geometer of the Early Renaissance, nowadays chiefly appreciated for his art. His painting is characterized by its serene humanism, its u
Portrait of Piero della Francesca from a 1648 edition of The Lives
Portrait of Piero della Francesca from a 1648 edition of The Lives
The Resurrection (c. 1463–65)
The Resurrection (c. 1463–65)
Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta kneeling before St. Sigismund (1451)
Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta kneeling before St. Sigismund (1451)
Detail from The History of the True Cross: the Queen of Sheba meeting with King Solomon
Detail from The History of the True Cross: the Queen of Sheba meeting with King Solomon
The Legend of the True Cross
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The Legend of the True Cross or The History of the True Cross is a sequence of frescoes painted by Piero della Francesca in the Basilica of San Francesco in Arezzo. It is his largest work, and general
Piero della Francesca
…art. His painting is characterized by its serene humanism, its use of geometric forms and perspective. His most famous work is the cycle of frescoes The History of the True Cross in the Basilica of San Francesco in the Tuscan town of Arezzo. Piero was born Piero di Benedetto in the town of Borgo Santo Sepolcro, modern-day Tuscany…
Arezzo Piero general 04
Arezzo Piero general 04
Detail of The Death of Adam after and before restoration
Detail of The Death of Adam after and before restoration
Center, from the top: Death of Adam Adoration of the Holy Wood and the Meeting of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba Battle between Constantine and Maxent
Center, from the top: Death of Adam Adoration of the Holy Wood and the Meeting of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba Battle between Constantine and Maxentius Left side, from the top: Burial of the Wood Constantine's Dream
Center, from the top: Exaltation of the Cross Discovery and Proof of the True Cross Battle between Heraclius and Chosroes Right side, from the top: To
Center, from the top: Exaltation of the Cross Discovery and Proof of the True Cross Battle between Heraclius and Chosroes Right side, from the top: Torture of the Jew Annunciation