The Legend of the True Cross
15th-century fresco cycle by Piero della Francesca / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Legend of the True Cross or The History of the True Cross is a sequence of frescoes painted by Piero della Francesca in the Basilica of San Francesco in Arezzo. It is his largest work, and generally considered one of his finest, and an early Renaissance masterpiece.
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Artist | Piero della Francesca |
Year | c. 1452–1466 |
Type | Fresco |
Location | Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo |
Its theme, derived from the popular 13th century book on the lives of saints by Jacobus de Voragine, the Golden Legend, is the triumph of the True Cross – the legend of the wood from the Garden of Eden becoming the Cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. This work demonstrates Piero's advanced knowledge of perspective and colour, his geometric orderliness and skill in pictorial construction.