Arezzo, the homeland of Piero della Francesca
Our itinerary starts in Sansepolcro where Piero della Francesca was born in1412. The Civic Museum displays four of his works, among which is the marvellous fresco “La Resurrezione” painted on the central wall of the Hearing Hall. Our next stop is Anghiari, an amazing medieval hamlet, famous for the battle between Florence and Milan which inspired the missing fresco by Leonardo da Vinci. Driving through Valtiberina’s hills we reach Monterchi, a nice village near the border of Umbria, where we find the wonderful “Madonna del Parto”.
The tour ends in Arezzo which boasts a beautiful representation of Magdalene and, in the Basilica of San Francesco, the unrivalled masterpiece of Piero: the cycle of frescos named “The Legend of the True Cross” which, after a long period of restoration, was returned to its original splendour.
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