Battle Between Constantine And Maxentius
- Artist
- Piero della Francesca
- Date
- 1464
- Style
- Early renaissance
- Genre
- Religious painting
- Location
- Basilica of San Francesco
The 'Battle Between Constantine And Maxentius' is a scene in Piero della Francesca's grand fresco series, The Legend of the True Cross. It depicts a significant religious painting in the Early renaissance style, that showcases a critical moment in Christian history. The battle scene is vividly portrayed on the Basilica of San Francesco's wall in Arezzo, exhibiting the realism and perspective characteristic of the period's art. This large-scale production by Piero della Francesca is widely considered one of his finest works and a masterpiece of the era.
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