The Resurrection is a fresco painting by the Italian Renaissance master Piero della Francesca, painted in the 1460s in the Palazzo della Residenza in the town of Sansepolcro, Tuscany, Italy.
Resurrection
Note the impossible pose of the guard holding a spear. To achieve a more harmonious composition, Piero left the soldier without legs.
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The Resurrection (Piero della Francesca)
…transition between the two points of view from being too jarring. Sansepolcro was spared much damage during World War 2 when British artillery officer Anthony "Tony" Clarke defied orders and held back from using his troop's guns to shell the town. Although Clarke had never seen the fresco, his diary records his shock at…
Clarke's Bookshop in 2026
The upper level of Clarke's Bookshop in 2026