Who may have trained Piero della Francesca as a young painter?

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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.

While there is no definitive documentation regarding Piero della Francesca’s early training, it is generally assumed that he received his initial instruction from local masters in his hometown of Sansepolcro who had been influenced by Sienese art.1

Later, during his time in Florence, he worked as an associate of Domenico Veneziano, who is credited with helping to train the younger artist. Through this association and his exposure to the Florentine artistic environment, Piero della Francesca was directed toward the works of influential masters such as Masaccio, Donatello, and Filippo Brunelleschi, which provided the foundational influence for his own unique style.12