Madonna and Child with Saints, Angels and Federico da Montefeltro (San Bernardino Altarpiece)
Piero della Francesca · 1472
Why it's great
Mary sits on a throne under a giant shell, with saints and angels around her and a duke in armor kneeling on one side. Piero della Francesca painted it in 1472, and an ostrich egg hangs from the shell to tell you how perfect she is.
Where to see it
📍 Pinacoteca di BreraMilan, Italy
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Piero della Francesca was an Italian painter and mathematician, born in about 1415 in Sansepolcro. His calm, still pictures use geometry and clear light, with smooth, solid figures. He died in 1492.
