Piero della Francesca

Legend of the True Cross — geometry and light

The painter of stillness. His figures stand in crystalline light with a geometric solidity and a calm that feels timeless. The Legend of the True Cross fresco cycle in Arezzo is the most intellectually rigorous narrative painting of the Quattrocento. Also a major mathematician — his treatise on perspective influenced generations.

Key works

• Legend of the True Cross~1452-1466— Arezzo — geometry made sacred
  Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo
• Flagellation of Christ~1455— The most analyzed small painting in art history
  Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino
• Portraits of Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza~1465— Double portrait — landscape and power
  Uffizi, Florence

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