Remembering Encounters with Piero.

In this article, the author talks about his interaction with Italian painter Piero della Francesca's frescos of the Legend of the True Cross in the church of San Francesco, California. It mentions about Piero's lapidary drawing and clear Euclidian forms, animating the dense fabric of battling men an...

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Publicado en:Hudson Review Vol. 73; no. 2; pp. 275 - 283
Autor principal: WILKIN, KAREN
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Hudson Review Inc. Summer2020
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Sumario:In this article, the author talks about his interaction with Italian painter Piero della Francesca's frescos of the Legend of the True Cross in the church of San Francesco, California. It mentions about Piero's lapidary drawing and clear Euclidian forms, animating the dense fabric of battling men and changing the magical stillness into agitation. It mentions that Piero establishes strong rhythmic connections among disparate scenes, with the verticals of tree trunks.