Delving Into an Incomparable Work of Renaissance Portraiture

Delving Into an Incomparable Work of Renaissance Portraiture
Portrait of Battista Sforza and Federico da Montefeltro, circa 1473–1475, by Piero della Francesca. Oil on wood; 19 inches by 13 inches per panel. Uffizi Gallery. Public Domain
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The double portraits of Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza by Piero della Francesca in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, is an intriguing masterpiece by one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance.

Portraits of Battista Sforza and Federico da Montefeltro, circa <span style="font-weight: 400;">1473–1475</span>, by Piero della Francesca. Oil on wood; 19 inches by 13 inches per panel. Uffizi Galleries. (Public Domain)
Portraits of Battista Sforza and Federico da Montefeltro, circa 1473–1475, by Piero della Francesca. Oil on wood; 19 inches by 13 inches per panel. Uffizi Galleries. Public Domain
Michelle Marder Kamhi
Michelle Marder Kamhi
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Michelle Marder Kamhi is co-editor of Aristos, an online review of the arts. Her most recent book is “Bucking the Artworld Tide: Reflections on Art, Pseudo Art, Art Education & Theory.”
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