Torment of the Jew
- Artist
- Piero della Francesca
- Date
- 1452 - 1466
- Style
- Early renaissance
- Genre
- Religious painting
- Location
- Basilica of San Francesco
The 'Torment of the Jew' is a captivating scene from Piero della Francesca's larger work, The Legend of the True Cross. Painted on the wall of the Basilica of San Francesco in Arezzo, the artwork is a remarkable example of early Renaissance fresco technique. As a significant religious painting, the 'Torment of the Jew' skillfully embodies the vivid storytelling that marks Piero della Francesca's body of work. This fresco is part of a larger narrative cycle, which is widely recognized as one of the artist's finest contributions to early Renaissance art.
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