Piero della Francesca's Uffizi Diptych

by Michelle Marder Kamhi

The full text of The Uffizi Diptych by Piero della Francesca: Its Form, Iconography, and Purpose (M. A. thesis, Hunter College, C.U.N.Y., 1970), not previously published, is reproduced from the original typescript as a .pdf document. The paintings dealt with are the double portrait of Federico da Montefeltro and his wife, Battista Sforza, and the allegorical triumphs of the two on the reverse of their portraits. The images can be viewed at the Web Gallery of Art. In the Search bar, enter "Piero della Francesca" at "Author" and "portraits" at "Title"; click on "Search," then on the thumbnails of the images.

November 2007