Brera Madonna [SEP] creator
Brera Madonna
The Brera Madonna (also known as the Pala di Brera, the Montefeltro Altarpiece or Brera Altarpiece) is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Piero della Francesca, executed in 1472-1474. It is housed in the Pinacoteca di Brera of Milan, where it was deposited by Napoleon.
The work, of a type known as a sacra conversazione, was commissioned by Federico III da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, to celebrate the birth of Federico's son, Guidobaldo. According to other sources, it
- "The Alms of Saint Anthony" (1542). Church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice
- "Portrait of Laura da Pola" (1543–1544). Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
- "Portrait of an Old Man with Gloves" (c. 1543). Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
- "Portrait of a Man" (c.1545) Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
- "Portrait of a Young Man with a Book" (c.1546) Pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco, Milan
- "Madonna