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Piero della Francesca

11 works

Piero della Francesca (died 1492) was an Italian painter of the early Renaissance and a writer on geometry and perspective, known for The Baptism of Christ and the frescoes of The Legend of the True Cross in Arezzo. Read more

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Painting of the Virgin and Child on a throne with four angels in a classical columned setting.

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Four Angels

1475

Portrait of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta

1450

Painting of Christ being baptised by John the Baptist in a river, with a dove above and three angels beside a tree.

The Baptism of Christ

1451

Painting of the Flagellation of Christ: a bound figure at a column in a colonnaded loggia, with robed men in the foreground.

Flagellation of Christ

1459

Painting of the Nativity: infant Christ on blue cloth, kneeling Virgin, musical angels with lutes, and figures beneath a rust

The Nativity

1460

Saint Jerome stands penitent beside a rocky niche with books, a lion resting nearby, under tall trees and a blue sky.

Saint Jerome penitent

1450

Standing friar with gold halo raising one hand in blessing, holding a book, against a blue sky with a sun.

Saint Nicholas of Tolentino

1454

Painting of Saint Apollonia in a red cloak and blue gown holding pincers against a cracked gold background.

Saint Apollonia

c. 1455/1460

Portrait of Battista Sforza

1473

Pen and wash drawing of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat holding a staff, set before a sketched architectural background.

A Man Seated on a Throne

second half 15th century

Print of Christ rising with a red-cross banner above four sleeping soldiers, framed by columns and a wooded landscape.

The Resurrection of Christ

Piero della Francesca (died 1492) was an Italian painter of the early Renaissance and a writer on geometry and perspective, known for The Baptism of Christ and the frescoes of The Legend of the True Cross in Arezzo. Browse 11 works by Piero della Francesca from 10 museums, free to download in HD.