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Piero della Francesca
Italian painter, mathematician and geometer (c. 1414–1492)
Piero della Francesca (PYAIR-oh DEL-ə fran-CHESK-ə,[2]- frahn-;[3][4]Italian:[ˈpjɛːrodellafranˈtʃeska]ⓘ; né Piero di Benedetto; c. 1415[1] – 12 October 1492) was an Italian painter, mathematician and geometer of the Early Renaissance,[5] 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.
Biography
Early years
Piero was born Piero di Benedetto in the town of Borgo Santo Sepolcro,[1] modern-day Tuscany, to Benedetto de' Franceschi, a tradesman, and Romana di Perino da Monterchi, members of the Florentine and Tuscan Franceschi noble family.
His father died before his birth