Piero della Francesca

Piero della Francesca (c. 1420 - October 12, 1492) was an Italian artist whose work was characterized by its humanism and its mathematical form, particularly in relation to perspective and foreshortening. Late in life he wrote a treatise, De prospectiva pingendi, on the rules of mathematical foreshortening applied to any object, be it a cube or human head. He is considered one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance. Most of his life was spent in Arezzo and his hometown, Borgo San Sepolcro in Tuscany. He studied under Domenico Veneziano in Florence.

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1420 - October 12 - 1492 - Humanism - Arezzo - Domenico Veneziano - Florence

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His deep interest in the theoretical study of perspective and geometry and his pondered, contemplative approach to his paintings are apparent in all his work, including the panels of the S. Agostino altarpiece.

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Among his disciples: Melozzo da Forlì.

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His work includes the Madonna della Misericordia (c.1445), The History of the True Cross (1452-66) painted in the church of San Francesco, Arezzo, The Flagellation (c.1460), and portraits of Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza, the Duke and Duchess of Urbino (c.1472).

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Madonna della Misericordia - 1445 - The History of the True Cross - 1452 - The Flagellation - 1460 - Federico da Montefeltro - Battista Sforza - Urbino - 1472

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