A self-portrait, detail from The Resurrection
Wikipedia:
| Birth name | Piero della Francesca |
|---|---|
| Born | 1415 Sansepolcro, Republic of Florence |
| Died | October 12, 1492 Sansepolcro, Republic of Florence |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Field | Painting, Fresco |
| Movement | Italian Renaissance |
| Works | The Baptism of Christ Flagellation of Christ Brera Madonna |
Piero della Francesca (c. 1415 – October 12, 1492) was a painter of the Early Renaissance. As testified by Giorgio Vasari in his Lives of the Artists, to contemporaries he was also known as a mathematician and geometer. Nowadays Piero della Francesca is chiefly appreciated for his art. His painting was characterized by its serene humanism, its use of geometric forms and perspective. His most famous work is the cycle of frescoes “The Legend of the True Cross” in the church of San Francesco in the Tuscan town of Arezzo.
Major works:
The Baptism of Christ, finished around 1448-1450. It is housed in the National Gallery, London.
| Year | c. 1448-1450 |
|---|---|
| Type | Tempera on panel |
| Dimensions | 168 cm × 116 cm (66 in × 46 in) |
| Location | National Gallery, London |
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The Resurrection (fresco) painted around 1463-65.
| Year | c. 1460 |
|---|---|
| Type | Fresco |
| Dimensions | 225 cm × 200 cm (89 in × 79 in) |
| Location | Museo Civico, Sansepolcro |
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The Brera Madonna (also known as the Pala di Brera, the Montefeltro Altarpiece or Brera Altarpiece) executed in 1472-1474.
| Year | 1472 |
|---|---|
| Type | Tempera on panel |
| Dimensions | 248 cm × 150 cm (98 in × 59 in) |
| Location | Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan |