Artwork details · 2026-06-17

Brera Madonna

by Piero della Francesca · 1472

Brera Madonna by Piero della Francesca

Artist

Piero della Francesca was an Italian painter, mathematician and geometer of the Early Renaissance, nowadays chiefly appreciated for his art. His painting is characterized by its serene humanism, its use of geometric forms and perspective. His most famous work is the cycle of frescoes The History of the True Cross in the Basilica of San Francesco in the Tuscan town of Arezzo.

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Artwork

The Brera Madonna is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Piero della Francesca, executed in 1472–1474. It is housed in the Pinacoteca di Brera of Milan, where it was deposited by Napoleon.

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Quick facts

Artist
Piero della Francesca
Year
1472
Movement
Renaissance
Country
Italy
Location
Pinacoteca di Brera