Augustinian Saint

Piero della Francesca: 1415–1492

Early RenaissanceItaly

Other names (15)

Dei Franceschi, della Francesca Piero, P. della Francesca, P'ero, Piero, Piero de' Franceschi, Piero dei Franceschi, Piero Della Francesca, Piero della Francesco, Pietro dei Franceschi, Pietro della Francesca, Pietro di Benedetto dei Franceschi, Pietro di Benedetto di Pietro de' Franceschi, Pietro di Benedetto di Pietro della Francesca, Pistro della Francesca

Biography

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.

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Influenced by

Antonio di Anghiarieditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
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Domenico Venezianoeditorial inference
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The museum infers influence from Veneziano’s treatment of space and their documented work together in Florence. The cited scholarly interpretation was read; it is not labelled a scholarly consensus.
- National Gallery, London
Domenico Venezianoeditorial inference
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Paolo Uccelloeditorial inference
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The museum infers Uccello’s influence on Piero’s treatment of space. The cited scholarly interpretation was read; it is not labelled a scholarly consensus.
- National Gallery, London

Later influence

Antonello da Messinaeditorial inference
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- WikiArt — painter influence fields
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Leonardo da Vincieditorial inference
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- WikiArt — painter influence fields
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
Carlos Quizpez Asíneditorial inference
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Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
Fernando Boteroeditorial inference
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- Wikidata (CC0)
Luca Signorellieditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
Frances Richardseditorial inference
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The biography records Richards's admiration for Piero della Francesca. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Wikipedia contributors — artist biographies (CC BY-SA 4.0)