The Baptism of Christ
Piero della Francesca · 1448
Piero della Francesca
Italian · 1415–1492
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 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.
Known works
Saint Apollonia
Piero della Francesca
National Gallery of Art
Diptych of Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza
Piero della Francesca · 1470
Uffizi Gallery
The Diptych of Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza are two oil paintings by Italian artist Piero della Francesca, dated to 1473 to 1475. This famed double portrait is often mistitled The Duke and Duchess of Urbino, as it appears on the website of the Uffizi Gallery, which owns it. Since Battista Sforza died in 1472 and Federico da Montefeltro was not made duke until 1474, Battista never attained the title of duchess.
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Invite Piero della Francesca into your living room
