Piero Della Francesca - Pioneer Of The Renaissance.

Format:

Video

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (30 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Windrose SAS, 2025.

Language Note:

In English.

In Italian.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Piero della Francesca was a painter and mathematician from Florence, known as a pioneer of Renaissance’s painting (XVth century). This documentary takes us in Italy, in Tuscany, Umbria and Le Marche, tracing his life and the mysteries of his paintings with scientists and locals. Art historians Machtelt Brüggen Israels and Carlo Ginzburg reveal the stories behind his iconic works and highlight his geometric perspectives, work on light, realistic descriptions, immobilism of ceremonial gestures, revelation of human truth and plastic monumentality of the figures. In Piero's birthplace of Sansepolcro, locals talk about his influence around Renaissance dishes reflecting his art in culinary terms. During WWII, a British officer saved his masterpiece “The Resurrection of Christ” by stopping the bombardment - inspired by Aldous Huxley's words: “The most beautiful picture in the world.” More than an art historical film, this homage combines past and present, people and landscapes - and brings Piero's world to life.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed June 24, 2026).