Casa di Piero della Francesca
Fifteenth-century house of Piero della Francesca in Sansepolcro, now the seat of the foundation dedicated to him, with a multimedia route and digital reproductions.
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About the museum
The house stands a few steps from the Duomo of Sansepolcro and had belonged to Piero della Francesca's family since at least the mid-14th century. Here the painter lived and worked for much of his life and wrote his treatises on mathematics and perspective. The building was extended around the mid-15th century, and it is thought that Piero had a role in its design.
In the following centuries the palace changed hands several times. A fresco of Hercules, which decorated a room on the first floor, was removed from the wall and sold: since 1908 it has belonged to the collection of Isabella Stewart Gardner in Boston. In 1975 the property was bought by the Italian State and restored by the Soprintendenza of Arezzo.
Today the house is the seat of the Fondazione Piero della Francesca, a centre for study and documentation on the artist. It holds no original paintings by Piero: the visit is based on multimedia displays and digital reproductions that recount the life and works of the painter, among rooms with cross vaults, wooden ceilings, a cloister with a well and a loggia overlooking the historic centre.
Highlights
- House where Piero della Francesca lived and worked
- Multimedia displays and digital reproductions of the works
- Fifteenth-century rooms with cross vaults, cloister and loggia
- Seat of the Fondazione Piero della Francesca, a study centre on the artist
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso multimediale nella casa di Piero – Rooms of the house with multimedia installations, digital reproductions of the works and a reconstructed studium (study room).
- Founded
- 1990
- Operated by
- Fondazione Piero della Francesca
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | For visits, the Foundation's website gives the number +39 0575 732218 (Museo Civico di Sansepolcro, which handles tickets); up-to-date hours and prices are not published on the Foundation's website. For general information, phone +39 0575 740 411. |
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