PIERO della FRANCESCA (1416, Borgo San Sepolcro, 1492, Borgo San Sepolcro) Battesimo di Cristo 1448-50 Tempera su tavola, 167 x 116 cm National Gallery, Londra nel 1442 Piero fu registrato come consigliere comunale a Borgo San Sepolcro. Questo dipinto è la sua prima importante commissione in questo periodo, originariamente fu dipinto per la Cappella di San Giovanni nella Pieve. La caratteristica più sorprendente di questo dipinto è la straordinaria illuminazione dall'alto, che crea delicati colori pastello, con ombre chiare che circondano le figure e ne esaltano la tridimensionalità. Al centro, la figura o.

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PIERO della FRANCESCA (b. 1416, Borgo San Sepolcro, d. 1492, Borgo San Sepolcro) Baptism of Christ 1448-50 Tempera on panel, 167 x 116 cm National Gallery, London In 1442 Piero was recorded as town councillor in Borgo San Sepolcro. This painting is his first important commission in this period, originally it was painted for the Chapel of San Giovanni in the Pieve. The most striking feature of this painting is the extraordinary lighting from above, creating delicate pastel colours, with pale shadows that surround the figures and enhance their three dimensionality. At the centre, the figure of Christ is portrayed as a simple man, but his stance is so solemn as to make him look as majestic as a Greek god. His torso and his legs are circular and solid, like the tree on the left; the holy dove, like a little cloud, fits into a patch of sky amidst the foliage of the tree, rendered with almost Impressionistic strokes. The three angels on the left, with their pale but round faces, are reminiscent of the groups of children sculpted by Luca della Robbia for the Cantoria in Florence Cathedral (1432-38): and even their blonde hair, decorated with garlands, is clearly inspired by Luca's models. The face of the angel in the centre, with his fixed gaze, brings to mind Domenico Veneziano paintings in the mid-1430s. *** Keywords: ************* Author: PIERO della FRANCESCA Title: Baptism of Christ Time-line: 1451-1500 School: Italian Form: painting Type: religious

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• 1400
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• italian renaissance painting
• opera artistica
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• rinascimento italiano
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