Succedeoggi Libri has republished in its entirety the essay that Adolfo Venturi (1856-1941) dedicated in 1922 to Piero della Francesca, offering contemporary readers a rare opportunity for direct confrontation with one of the fundamental…
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Works and artists Ancient art Piero della Francesca Renaissance Valtiberina
On June 11, 1445, the ancient company of Santa Maria della Misericordia of Borgo San Sepolcro commissioned Piero della Francesca (Borgo San Sepolcro, c. 1412 - 1492) to paint a panel to be placed in the confraternity's church, obliging the…
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The maintenance and conservation overhaul that affected the frescoes of the Legend of the True Cross by Piero della Francesca, a Renaissance masterpiece that adorns the Bacci Chapel of the Basilica of San Francesco in Arezzo, has been…
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Works and artists Ancient art Four hundred Piero della Francesca Renaissance Valtiberina
At the eastern end of Tuscany, almost on the border withUmbria, nestled on the banks of the Tiber is the small town of Sansepolcro, a reality where art constitutes one of the primary reasons for attraction. Indeed, it is a land that has…
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Visits to the restoration site of Piero della Francesca's Legend of the True Cross , the celebrated cycle of frescoes, a Renaissance masterpiece that decorates the Bacci Chapel in the church of San Francesco in Arezzo, are now underway…
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Works and artists Ancient art Four hundred Piero della Francesca Renaissance Tuscany Valtiberina
An intense and profound scene from Valerio Zurlini's 1972 film La prima notte di quiete stars Alain Delon, who plays the role of Professor Daniele Domenici, and Sonia Petrova, who plays his student Vanina Abati in the film: the two young…
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Works and artists Ancient art Piero della Francesca Renaissance Tuscany
Visitors walking through the halls of the Civic Museum of Sansepolcro, after admiring the masterpieces by Piero della Francesca preserved here (the Polyptych of Mercy, the San Giuliano, the San Ludovico di Tolosa and the splendid…
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New lighting for Piero della Francesca 's masterpiece kept in the medieval village of Monterchi: the Madonna del Parto. Now the work can be admired by all visitors in its splendid colors and appreciating every detail thanks to the…
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