Polyptych of the Misericordia

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Polyptych of the Misericordia

work by Piero della Francesca

Also known as: “Madonna della Misericordia”

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In Piero della Francesca: Formative period
The Misericordia Altarpiece shows Piero’s indebtedness to the Florentines Donatello and Masaccio, his fondness for geometric form, and the slowness and deliberation with which he habitually worked—for the Misericordia altarpiece was not completed until 1462.
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