Piero della Francesca
Piero della Francesca | |
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Portrait of Piero della Francesca from a 1648 edition of The Lives | |
| Born | Piero di Benedetto c. 1415 |
| Died | 12 October 1492 (aged 76–77) Sansepolcro, Republic of Florence |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Painting, Fresco |
| Notable work | The Baptism of Christ Flagellation of Christ Brera Madonna |
| Movement | Early Renaissance |
Piero della Francesca (/ˌpjɛəroʊ ˌdɛlə frænˈtʃɛskə/ PYAIR-oh DEL-ə fran-CHESK-ə, US also /- frɑːnˈ-/ - frahn-; Italian: [ˈpjɛːro della franˈtʃeska] ⓘ; né Piero di Benedetto de' Franceschi; c. 1415 – 12 October 1492) 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.