Which frescoes did Piero della Francesca paint for Pope Pius II?

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Piero della Francesca: The Flagellation of Christ — 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.

In 1459, Piero della Francesca traveled to Rome to paint frescoes for Pope Pius II in the Vatican. Unfortunately, these works are now destroyed, and no specific details regarding their subject matter or appearance remain.1