{"product_id":"piero-della-francesca-artist-and-man-9780199609314","title":"Piero della Francesca: Artist and Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eLargely neglected for the four centuries after his death  the fifteenth century Italian artist Piero della Francesca is now seen to embody the fullest expression of the Renaissance perspective painter  raising him to an artistic stature comparable with that of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.  But who was Piero  and how did he become the person and artist that he was? Until now  in spite of the great interest in his work  these questions have remained largely unanswered. Piero della Francesca: Artist and Man integrates the story of Pieros artistic and mathematical achievements with the full chronicle of his life for the first time  fortified by the discovery of over one hundred previously unknown documents  most unearthed by the author himself.  The book presents us with Pieros friends  family  and collaborators  all set against the social background of the various cities and courts in which he lived - from the Tuscan commune of Sansepolcro in which he grew up  to Renaissance Florence  Ferrara  Ancona  Rimini  Rome  Arezzo  and Urbino  and eventually back to his home town for the final years of his life. As Banker shows  the cultural contexts in which Piero lived are crucial for understanding both the man and his paintings.  What emerges is a thoroughly intriguing Renaissance individual  firmly embedded in his social milieu  but forging an historic identity through his profound artistic and mathematical achievements.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647597895733,"sku":"ByrdShop_0199609314","price":33.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780199609314.jpg?v=1781695152","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/piero-della-francesca-artist-and-man-9780199609314","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}