VAUDOYER (Jean-Louis). Piero della Francesca. Frescoes. - Lot 305

VAUDOYER (Jean-Louis). Piero della Francesca. Frescoes. Paris, Librairie Plon, “Iris” series, n.d. In-4, paperback with illustrated cover. A monograph devoted to the frescoes of Piero della Francesca, with a text by Jean-Louis Vaudoyer. Edited by Hans Zbinden and illustrated with 14 color plates, printed in Switzerland by the Société Polygraphique de Laupen-Bern. The illustrations focus primarily on the famous cycle of the Legend of the True Cross by San Francesco d’Arezzo, notably including The Visit of the Queen of Sheba, The Annunciation, The Dream of Constantine, Constantine’s Victory over Maxentius, and The Discovery of the True Cross; it also includes *The Resurrection at Borgo San Sepolcro*. The cover is slightly scuffed and soiled, with a few foxing spots, particularly on the first few pages; the plates are well preserved.

Estimate:£12.56

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