Piero della Francesca: La Vergine con il Bambino e santi

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by Henk Bekker

Piero della Francesca, Madonna and Child in the Brera in Milan

Piero della Francesca, Madonna and Child with Saints, Angels and Federico da Montefeltro (also known as the San Bernardino Altarpiece, Brera Madonna, or Montefeltro Altarpiece), 1472–1474, is a large painting of the Sacred Conversion between the Virgin and the saints. It was commissioned by Federico da Montefeltro, who appears in the dress of a military commander.

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