Inside and outside, these panels are suffused with symbolism and the two stark profiles exude formality and power.
Piero della Francesca
With its strict geometry and underlying stillness, this peculiar painting appeals to a modern sensibility.
Piero della Francesca, The Baptism of Christ
Whatever caught the British officer’s eye, Piero’s fresco narrowly escaped destruction in World War II.
Piero della Francesca, Resurrection
This enigmatic panel relegates its main subject to the background. So what’s happening up front?
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