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Who painted “Flagellation of Christ”?

“Flagellation of Christ” was painted by Piero della Francesca in 1459. Where to see it: Galleria Nazionale delle Marche.

Flagellation of Christ — Piero della Francesca

Early Renaissance

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Piero della Francesca: calm, geometric figures, pale clear light, exact perspective and stillness, as if time stopped.

Piero della Francesca (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. Wikipedia

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