The Italian Renaissance painter Piero was forgotten for several centuries, but his popularity has increased since the 1840s, and he is now considered a major artist. There are 22 well-preserved works remaining,and many tourists in Italy make a point to see them all.
Some 500 years after his death, and despite intervening centuries of neglect, Piero della Francesca is today among the most admired - and "modern" - artists of the Italian Renaissance. Below, the author details his painterly ...