Piero della Francesca (1420?-92). One of the great artists of the early Italian Renaissance, Piero della Francesca painted religious works that are marked by their simple serenity and clarity. He was also interested in geometry and mathematics and was known for his contributions in these fields.

Although the date and place of Piero della Francesca's birth are not definite, it seems likely that he was born in about 1420 in Sansepolcro, Italy. His father was a well-to-do tanner and shoemaker, and Piero's varied accomplishments indicate that he received a good education. He probably studied painting with one of several skilled artists of the Sienese school who lived in Sansepolcro.

By 1439 Piero was working with Domenico Veneziano on frescoes for the hospital of Santa Maria Nuova in Florence. His experience and contacts in Florence, where he would have seen the works of such sculptors, artists, and architects as Donatello, Brunelleschi, Masaccio, and Fra Angelico, had a profound influence on Piero's style.

Piero was skilled in perspective, and his paintings are also known for the care with which he rendered the landscapes that provide the backgrounds for his figures. Throughout his life he maintained his ties with Sansepolcro, but he traveled widely.

In addition to Florence, he also worked in Rimini, Arezzo, Ferrara, and Rome. For Count Federigo da Montefeltro he painted a diptych, or two-panel painting, that portrays the count and his wife and was probably done in honor of their wedding. Another notable accomplishment of Piero's was a series of frescoes entitled The Legend of the True Cross. In the last years of his life Piero apparently ceased painting to pursue other interests, including writing. He wrote a treatise on painting and others on geometry and applied mathematics. It is said, but not proved, that he lost his sight toward the end of his life. Piero died in Sansepolcro on Oct. 12, 1492.

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皮耶罗德拉弗朗西斯（1420？-92）。早期的意大利文艺复兴时期伟大的艺术家之一，皮耶罗德拉弗朗西斯画的是其简单的宁静和清晰标明宗教作品。他也有兴趣在几何学和数学，并在这些领域的贡献而闻名。

尽管皮耶罗的日期和德拉Francesca的出生地不明确的，这很可能是他在1420年左右出生在Sansepolcro，意大利。他的父亲是一个富裕的做皮匠和鞋匠，皮耶罗的各种成就表明，他收到了良好的教育。他可能学习与学校的锡耶纳在Sansepolcro谁住几个熟练的绘画艺术家之一。

到1439年皮耶罗正与Domenico Veneziano关于为在佛罗伦萨的Santa Maria Nuova的医院壁画。他的经验和佛罗伦萨，在那里他看到了这样的雕塑家，画家的作品接触，如太罗，布鲁内莱斯基，马萨乔和法兰克福机场安热利科建筑师，有一对皮耶罗的风格产生深远的影响。

皮耶罗在透视技术，他的画，更是为与他提供的景观，可为照顾他的人物的背景而闻名。纵观他的一生中，他一直与他的关系Sansepolcro，但他游历。

除了佛罗伦萨，他还曾在里米尼，阿雷佐，费拉拉和罗马。相同数量的Federigo大Montefeltro他画了一个雕刻板，或双面板绘画，刻画伯爵和他的妻子，很可能是在完成他们的婚礼荣誉。另一个皮耶罗的一个显着的成就是一系列题为壁画真十字架的传说。皮耶罗在他生命的最后几年显然不再画追求其他的利益，包括写作。他写了一篇关于绘画和其他几何与应用数学专着。有人说，但未能证明，他失去了对他生命的最后他的视线。皮耶罗在Sansepolcro死在1492年10月12日。