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Who painted it?

Who painted “Polyptych of the Misericordia”?

“Polyptych of the Misericordia” was painted by Piero della Francesca in 1460–1462. Where to see it: Museo Civico di Sansepolcro.

Polyptych of the Misericordia — Piero della Francesca

Early Renaissance

What to look for

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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