Piero della Francesca. Monarch of painting (2019)

Piero della Francesca (1412-1492) was born in the small settlement of Borgo Santo Sepolcro (now the town of Sansepolcro). He worked in various Italian artistic centres - Florence, Ferrara, Rimini, Rome, Urbino and Perugia - but always preferred to return to his native Borgo Santo Sepolcro or Arezzo, the chief town of the province. The "discovery" of Piero della Francesca took place only in the middle of the 19th century. Prior to that, his works were often attributed to other artists or, scattered as they were in provincial towns of Italy, failed to attract especial attention. Nowadays there is great interest in Piero della Francesca and the artist himself is seen as a key figure in the Italian Quattrocento. This documentary provides a rare opportunity to acquaint themselves with this artist's oeuvre.