Art History Tours

Day 6) Arezzo

After a brief walk through the town we begin our tour dedicated to early Renaissance painter Piero della Francesca. Our first stop will be the Church of San Francesco to see the newly restored cycle of frescoes depicting the Legend of the True Cross. Then we visit the Romanesque church of Santa Maria della Pieve and Piazza Grande. After lunch we make our way to Sansepolcro, the birthplace of Piero della Francesca, and visit the Museo Civico to see “The Resurrection” and “The Madonna della Misericordia”. Finally we visit the little town of Monterchi to view the
“Madonna del Parto”.

Saint Julian

Cimabue Crucifix

Orvieto

Day 7) Orvieto

Our visit to Orvieto, a town whose origins date back to Etruscan times,
begins with a visit to the Pozzo di San Patrizio (St. Patrick’s well), designed by architect Antonio da Sangallo. Its double helix staircase is indeed a feat of engineering. Then up to Orvieto’s elaborate Gothic Cathedral and inside the San Brixio Chapel with what are probably Luca Signorelli’s most important works, the “Last Judgement” frescoes.

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