Victory of Constantine at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge
- Artist
- Piero della Francesca
- Date
- 1464
- Style
- Early renaissance
- Genre
- Religious painting
- Location
- Basilica of San Francesco
The painting titled 'Victory of Constantine at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge' is a remarkable example of an fresco from the Early Renaissance period. Located inside the hallowed Basilica of San Francesco in Arezzo, it is part of the famed fresco cycle 'Legends of the True Cross', crafted by the acclaimed artist Piero della Francesca. The wall painting vividly depicts Constantine's victory, an event of profound religious significance, hence classifying it as a notable religious painting. This piece of art brilliantly captures the intensity and grandeur, typical of the religious narratives of the time.
Related artworks
- Woman with a Red Necklace by Amedeo Modigliani
- Small worlds II by Wassily Kandinsky
- Farmhouse in Upper Austria by Gustav Klimt
- The Birds by Georges Braque
- Susan Seated Outdoors Wearing a Purple Hat by Mary Cassatt
- Nymph by Albrecht Durer
- Helius Eobanus Hessus (Eoban Koch) by Albrecht Durer
- Storeys by Wassily Kandinsky
- San Giovenale Triptych. Central panel by Masaccio
- Tails of comets by Fernand Leger