Polyptych of the Misericordia

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The Polyptych of the Misericordia is a 15th-century multi-panel altarpiece by Piero della Francesca, renowned for its serene Madonna della Misericordia and early use of Renaissance spatial clarity and monumental form.

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Polyptych of the Misericordia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious painting ⓘ
altarpiece ⓘ
polyptych ⓘ
artHistoricalRegion Tuscan painting ⓘ
artworkSeries works by Piero della Francesca in Sansepolcro ⓘ
cataloguedIn Museo Civico di Sansepolcro collection catalogue ⓘ
centralPanelDepicts Madonna della Misericordia sheltering devotees under her mantle ⓘ
commissionedBy Confraternity of the Misericordia in Sansepolcro ⓘ
completionDate circa 1462 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
creator Piero della Francesca ⓘ
currentLocation Museo Civico di Sansepolcro ⓘ
depictionType Madonna of Mercy ⓘ
linked to: Mother of Mercy
depicts Christ ⓘ
linked to: Jesus Christ

Madonna della Misericordia ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ
kneeling donors ⓘ
saints ⓘ
depictsSaint Saint Benedict ⓘ
Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
Saint John the Baptist ⓘ
linked to: John the Baptist

Saint Sebastian ⓘ
genre sacra conversazione ⓘ
hasColorPalette muted, harmonious tones ⓘ
hasPart central Madonna della Misericordia panel ⓘ
predella panels ⓘ
side panels with standing saints ⓘ
upper register with Christ and angels ⓘ
iconographicType Virgin of Mercy ⓘ
linked to: Mother of Mercy
inception 1445 ⓘ
1450s ⓘ
influencedBy Florentine Early Renaissance art ⓘ
linked to: Florentine school

mathematical perspective theories ⓘ
languageOfInscription Latin ⓘ
materialUsed wooden panel ⓘ
movement Early Renaissance ⓘ
notableFeature calm, balanced composition ⓘ
early use of Renaissance spatial clarity ⓘ
geometric construction of figures ⓘ
serene monumental figure of the Madonna ⓘ
originalLocation Sansepolcro ⓘ
originallyCommissionedFor Confraternity of the Misericordia in Sansepolcro ⓘ
period Quattrocento ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
significance key work in the development of Renaissance perspective and monumentality ⓘ
one of Piero della Francesca’s earliest documented works ⓘ
style tempera on panel ⓘ

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Piero della Francesca → notableWork → Polyptych of the Misericordia ⓘ