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Piero della Francesca is one of the most admired 15th-century Italian painters. The cool colour palette and geometrical compositions contribute to the refined and meditative nature of his works.

Piero was born in Borgo Sansepolcro, in Tuscany. He worked in various central Italian towns, but retained links with Sansepolcro, visible in the background of the’Baptism of Christ’. Late in his life he described that the whole visual world could be described in only five geometric forms. He viewed the visual arts and mathematics of equal importance.

Alice Foster lectures in History of Art for the University of Oxford Department of Continuing Education, and on the residential courses at Farncombe Estate in the Cotswolds. She leads groups on History of Art study holidays to major sites in Italy and other parts of Europe.

Visit us at www.vectisdfas.org.uk to find out more.

Thursday 19th May. Lecture starts at 8pm. Bar and supper from 6.30pm