francesca

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A female given name
given name, female
Piero della Francesca
born 1420, Sansepolcro?, Republic of Florence died Oct. 12, 1492, Sansepolcro Italian painter. Son of a prosperous tanner and wool merchant, he became known for his serene, disciplined exploration of perspective. His fresco cycle for San Francesco at Arezzo, The Legend of the True Cross (1450s), exemplifies his simplicity and clarity of structure, controlled use of perspective, and aura of serenity. His famous diptych portrait of his patrons, Count Federico da Montefeltro and his wife ( 1470), is known for its unidealized depiction of their features and the use of landscape in the background. Though he had little influence on his contemporaries, Piero's important scientific and poetic contributions to Renaissance painting are now well recognized. Also a writer, he produced theoretical treatises on geometry and perspective
Piero della Francesca
{i} Piero (~1420?-1492), early Renaissance Italian painter
francesca

    Hyphenation

    Fran·ces·ca

    Turkish pronunciation

    fränçeskı

    Pronunciation

    /franˈʧeskə/ /frænˈʧɛskə/

    Etymology

    () Italian Francesca.
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