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Episode 112 - Arezzo: The Legend of the True Cross by Piero della Francesca

Episode 112 - Arezzo: The Legend of the True Cross by Piero della Francesca

Rebuilding The Renaissance · Rocky Ruggiero

March 10, 202125m 28s

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Show Notes

This episode examines the extraordinary fresco cycle in the Basilica of San Francesco in Arezzo, Italy. Painted by Piero della Francesca beginning in 1452 in the high chapel of the church, the frescoes are one the most important painting cycles of the early Renaissance and one of the artist's best-known works.