jan 1, 1445 - Battesimo di Cristo Piero della Francesca

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painting was comissioned in 1419 but was only started around 1437]
Part of a Polyptych painted also by Matteo da Giovanni

Tempera all'uovo -> pigment mixed with egg

New theory of Perspective

It seems ike the baptism in the Jordan River is happening in this setting (not in the holy land), a scene that is happening in Sansepolcro due to the particular 'paesaggio' - there's a city in the background that is not exacly like Sansepolcro but ''lembra' - from the way of Anghiari
The painting takes plave in 14th c Tuscany, the world of Piero and its comtemporaries

Tree - walnut tree very cultivated in that part of italy

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