Пьеро делла Франческа (~1420 - 1492), итальянский живописец
Piero della Francesca is without a doubt one of the greatest Italian painters of the 15th century.
Almost all of Piero's works are religious in nature - primarily altarpieces and church frescoes.
His works are marked by their simple serenity and clarity.
He painted a series of frescoes entitled The Legend of the True Cross.
По заказу папы Николая V им исполнены ныне утраченные фрески в Ватикане.
В 1454...69 исполнил полиптих для церкви св. Августина в Сан-Сеполькро, ныне Милан: музей Польди-Пеццоли.
By 1439 Piero was working with Domenico Veneziano on frescoes for the hospital of Santa Maria Nuova in Florence.
His experience and contacts in Florence, where he would have seen the works of such sculptors, artists, and architects as Donatello, Brunelleschi, Masaccio, and Fra Angelico, had a profound influence on Piero's style.
He was also interested in geometry and mathematics and was known for his contributions in these fields.
