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Federico da Montefeltro, also known as Federico III da Montefeltro KG (7 June 1422 – 10 September 1482), was one of the most successful mercenary captains (condottieri) of the Italian Renaissance, and lord of Urbino from 1444 (as Duke from 1474) until his death.
One of the Piero della Francesca's most famous works, the double portrait is representative of the relationship between the painter and the Duke and Duchess of Montefeltro.
The Diptych of Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza are two oil paintings by Italian artist Piero della Francesca, dated to 1473–1475. This famed double portrait is often mistitled The Duke and Duchess of Urbino—as it appears on the website of the Uffizi Gallery, which owns it.
In Piero della Francesca: Mature period …association with Count (later Duke) Federico da Montefeltro, whose highly cultured court was considered “the light of Italy.” In the late 1450s Piero painted The Flagellation of Christ, the intended location of which is still debated by scholars. Its lucid perspectival construction contrasts with ...
Oct 8, 2020 · Piero della Francesca's most famous portrait is that of Federico da Montefeltro, the Duke of Urbino. Painted around 1470 CE, the portrait is an oil and tempera panel measuring 47 x 33 cm (18 x 13 in).
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After the Napoleonic abolitions, the altarpiece came to Brera from the church of San Bernardino in Urbino, erected by Federico da Montefeltr.
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Piero della Francesca, Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino, Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza, 1467-72, tempera on panel, 47 x 33 cm (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
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