Monterchi
Belongs to
Valtiberina
A fundamental stop for whoever wants to retrace the life and works of the maestro Piero della Francesca, one of the Renaissance’s most important artists. This isolated hill, probably used by a branch of some Pagan cults who worshipped Hercules, was once called Mons Herculis, and later Monterchi.
Credits: Visit Tuscany
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Our Lady of Parturition

The Madonna del Parto is a fresco (260x203 cm) made by Piero della Francesca, datable to about 1455-1465, and preserved in a museum specially prepared in the municipality of Monterchi, coming from the chapel of Santa Maria di Momentana.

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