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PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA: Madonna del Parto

🖼 Madonna del Parto, 1467
Detached fresco
260 × 203 cm
Monterchi, Italy

Symmetrical and serene, the pregnant Virgin stands beneath a tent, flanked by angels in soft fresco. Piero's geometric precision and spiritual intimacy revolutionized Renaissance depictions of motherhood, transforming a private moment into monumental devotion.

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E. H. Gombrich
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