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Piero della Francesca

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Also known as Piero, Pietro dei Franceschi, Piero dei Franceschi, Piero Dei Franceschi, della Francesca Piero, Piero de' Franceschi, Pietro di Benedetto di Pietro de' Franceschi, Pietro Dei Franceschi

Italian painter and mathematician (c. 1416–1492)

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Piero della Francesca (1416–1492) was an Italian painter, mathematician, and art theorist associated with the Early Renaissance movement. Born in Sansepolcro, he worked in locations including Arezzo, Ferrara, Florence, and Monterchi. His notable works include *Madonna di Senigallia*, *The Resurrection*, *Madonna del Parto*, and *Saint Jerome penitent*. He studied under Domenico Veneziano and taught Luca Signorelli.

His fields of work encompassed geometry, painting, and mathematics. He spoke Latin and Italian. His works are held in collections such as the Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, and National Gallery of Art. He died in Sansepolcro.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Piero
Gender
male
Place of birth
Sansepolcro
Place of death
Sansepolcro
Occupation
art theorist
Languages spoken
Italian
Field of work
mathematics
Image
Resurrection detail.JPG
Work location
Urbino
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date of birth
1410-00-00
date of death
1492-10-21
Commons category
Piero della Francesca
Commons Creator page
Piero della Francesca
topic's main category
Category:Piero della Francesca
name in native language
Piero della Francesca
ethnic group
Italians
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
name
Pietro de Borgo a San Sepolcro
start of work period
1427-01-01
end of work period
1492-01-01
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WikiProject Mathematics
birth name
Piero di Benedetto dei Franceschi
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Works in European collections

32 objects attributed to Piero della Francesca, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

The Resurrection (c. 1463–65)

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