The Great Gallery
← All paintings / 🖼️ Portraits
Portrait of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta Piero della Francesca, 1450
Source ↗
🖼️ Portraits

Portrait of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta

Piero della Francesca · 1450

Why it's great

A prince in a red hat looks to one side, in profile, with a heavy nose and a stern face. Piero della Francesca painted it in 1450, and Sigismondo was a warlord who ruled the Italian city of Rimini.

Where to see it

📍 Louvre MuseumParis, France

Open in Maps ↗ About this museum →

Hang it on your wall

⬇ Hi-res download 2,906 × 3,804 px · 11.1 megapixels · prints up to about 10 × 13 inches at 300 dpi File page & license ↗

Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:

These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.

P

About the artist

Piero della Francesca

1415–1492 · born in Sansepolcro

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.

More by Piero della Francesca

More portraits