PIERO della FRANCESCA (b. 1416, Borgo San Sepolcro, d. 1492, Borgo San Sepolcro) Polyptych of the Misericordia (detail) 1460-62 Oil and tempera on panel, 134 x 91 cm Pinacoteca Comunale, Sansepolcro The last part of the polyptych is this central panel showing the Madonna della Misericordia (Madonna of Mercy). The difficulty of dealing with a solid gold background, requested by the patrons, is solved here by Piero by placing the kneeling members of the confraternitas (who commissioned the altarpiece) in the realistic space created by the Madonna's mantle, held open around the figures like the
PIERO della FRANCESCA (b. 1416, Borgo San Sepolcro, d. 1492, Borgo San Sepolcro) Polyptych of the Misericordia (detail) 1460-62 Oil and tempera on panel, 134 x 91 cm Pinacoteca Comunale, Sansepolcro The last part of the polyptych is this central panel showing the Madonna della Misericordia (Madonna of Mercy). The difficulty of dealing with a solid gold background, requested by the patrons, is solved here by Piero by placing the kneeling members of the confraternitas (who commissioned the altarpiece) in the realistic space created by the Madonna's mantle, held open around the figures like the apse of a church. The Virgin is perfectly central positioned and she is seen frontally. *** Keywords: ************* Author: PIERO della FRANCESCA Title: Polyptych of the Misericordia (detail) Time-line: 1451-1500 School: Italian Form: painting Type: religious
Size: 2800px × 4676px
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