St. Julian

St. Julian by Piero della Francesca
Artist
Piero della Francesca
Date
c.1455
Style
Early renaissance
Genre
Religious painting
Location
Museo Civico di Sansepolcro
Piero della Francesca, a prestigious Early Renaissance Italian painter and mathematician, created 'St. Julian'. This religious painting is emblematic of Francesca's tranquil style of humanism, which deftly combines geometric forms with perspective. Known for his mastery in the fresco medium, his most renowned artwork is The History of the True Cross, a remarkable fresco sequence located on the wall of the Basilica of San Francesco in Arezzo, Italy. 'St. Julian' continues to underscore Francesca's influential impact on religious and mathematical art forms during the Early Renaissance period.

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