Piero della Francesca, The Death of Adam, 1452-1459, fresco. High Chapel (The Legend of the True Cross fresco cycle), Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo
It is by pure coincidence and serendipity that today’s entry features the artiste du jour on Cave to Canvas, Piero della Francesca. Enjoy one of the strange scenes from his fresco cycle in Arezzo…
Piero clearly understood gravity well before Sir Isaac Newton, just take a look below.
Piero della Francesca, The Death of Adam, 1452-1459, fresco. High Chapel (The Legend of the True Cross fresco cycle), Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo
A good bum looks best in contrapposto.
Piero della Francesca, The Death of Adam, 1452-1459, fresco. High Chapel (The Legend of the True Cross fresco cycle), Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo
Here’s the overall view of The Death of Adam.
Piero della Francesca, The Death of Adam, 1452-1459, fresco. High Chapel (The Legend of the True Cross fresco cycle), Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo
For another totally WTF bizarre detail from an adjacent fresco in the same high chapel, check out Holy Balls Piero!
