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What fresco cycle did Piero della Francesca paint in the church of San Francesco at Arezzo?
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Piero della Francesca
The Flagellation of Christ, tempera on wood panel by Piero della Francesca, late 1450s; in the National Gallery of the Marches, Urbino, Italy.
Piero della Francesca painted the fresco cycle titled The Legend of the True Cross in the choir of the church of San Francesco at Arezzo.12
He was retained to complete the work in the early 1450s, following the death of the artist Bicci di Lorenzo, who had begun the decorations in 1447. The cycle, which was completed by 1466, is widely celebrated for its clarity of structure, controlled use of perspective, and sense of serenity.1