Tip: move over the painting to use the lens.
Flagellation of Christ
Piero della Francesca · 1459
- Artist
- Piero della Francesca
- Date
- 1459
- Where to see it
- Galleria Nazionale delle Marche
Galleria Nazionale delle Marche · Public domain · image via Wikimedia Commons · see it at the museum ↗
Slow Look
- The whole picture Let your eyes wander. Where do they want to rest?
- The light Find the brightest spot. What is it showing you?
- The edges Look at what is half cut off at the borders.
- One small detail Choose one tiny thing and stay with it for a while.
- The whole picture again Step back. Has it changed for you?
About Piero della Francesca
Piero della Francesca was an Italian painter, mathematician and geometer of the Early Renaissance, nowadays chiefly appreciated for his art. His painting is characterized by its serene humanism, its use of geometric forms and perspective. His most famous work is the cycle of frescoes The History of the True Cross in the Basilica of San Francesco in the Tuscan town of Arezzo.
What do you see?
Stand in front of it for a moment. Then tell us what you noticed or felt - there are no wrong answers.
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