Piero della Francesca

Piero della Francesca
Portrait of Piero della Francesca from a 1648 edition of The Lives
Born
Piero di Benedetto

c. 1415[1]
Died12 October 1492(1492-10-12) (aged 76–77)
Sansepolcro, Republic of Florence
NationalityItalian
Known forPainting, Fresco
Notable workThe Baptism of Christ
Flagellation of Christ
Brera Madonna
MovementEarly Renaissance

Piero della Francesca (/ˌpjɛər ˌdɛlə frænˈɛskə/ PYAIR-oh DEL-ə fran-CHESK,[2] US also /- frɑːnˈ-/ -⁠ frahn-;[3][4] Italian: [ˈpjɛːro della franˈtʃeska] ;  Piero di Benedetto; c. 1415[1] – 12 October 1492) was an Italian painter, mathematician and geometer of the Early Renaissance,[5] 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.

The Resurrection (c. 1463–65)
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  5. ^ Vasari, Giorgio, Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, 1568.