Saint Augustine Altarpiece (Piero Della Francesca)
The Saint Augustine Altarpiece was a mixed-technique 1454-1469 panel painting by Piero della Francesca, now split up and dispersed. It had at least ten panels, not including a probable predella (now completely lost) or other panels (also completely lost). Eight panels survive. Birgit Laskowski, 'Piero della Francesca', collana ''Maestri dell'arte italiana'', Gribaudo, Milano 2007. History It is the artist's third known major altarpiece, following his ''Polyptych of the Misericordia'' (c.1444-1464) and '' Polyptych of Perugia'' (c.1460-1470). It was intended for the church of Sant'Agostino (now rededicated as Santa Chiara) in Sansepolcro. The Augustinians there signed a contract with the artist on 4 October 1454, with Angelo di Giovanni di Simone d'Angelo's signature and that of the artist. He received the last payment on 14 November 1469. The Augustinians probably took the incomplete work with them when they moved out of the church. It was then completed in its new location befo ...
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Piero Della Francesca
Piero della Francesca (, also , ; – 12 October 1492), originally named Piero di Benedetto, was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. To contemporaries he was also known as a mathematician and geometer. Nowadays Piero della Francesca is chiefly appreciated for his art. His painting is characterized by its serene humanism, its use of geometric forms and perspective. His most famous work is the cycle of frescoes ''The History of the True Cross'' in the church of San Francesco in the Tuscan town of Arezzo. Biography Early years Piero was born Piero di Benedetto in the town of Borgo Santo Sepolcro, modern-day Tuscany, to Benedetto de' Franceschi, a tradesman, and Romana di Perino da Monterchi, members of the Florentine and Tuscan Franceschi noble family. His father died before his birth, and he was called Piero della Francesca after his mother, who was referred to as "la Francesca" due to her marriage into the Franceschi family (similar to how Lisa Gherardini became kno ...
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