Piero della Francesca
1415 –October 12, 1492
Painter, Mathematician, Art theorist
Lived 77 years
- Born in
- Sansepolcro
- Passed away in
- Sansepolcro
Piero della Francesca ( PYAIR-oh DEL-ə fran-CHESK-ə, US also - 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.
Notable works: Madonna di Senigallia, The Resurrection, Madonna del Parto, Portrait of Battista Sforza, The Battle of Constantine, Saint Jerome penitent, Cupid, Angel
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piero_della_Francesca