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title: Drawing Showing Mathematical Perspective Applied to the Human Head by Piero della Francesca
author: Piero della Francesca
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12865/drawing-showing-mathematical-perspective-applied-t/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Drawing Showing Mathematical Perspective Applied to the Human Head by Piero della Francesca

_Authored by Piero della Francesca_

## Image File

[![Drawing Showing Mathematical Perspective Applied to the Human Head by Piero della Francesca](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12865.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12865.jpg)

## Image Caption

A drawing by the Italian Renaissance artist [Piero della Francesca](https://www.worldhistory.org/Piero_della_Francesca/) (c. 1420-1492 CE) showing his theories of mathematical perspective applied to representing the human form. From De prospectiva pingendi.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Francesca, P. d. (2020, October 07). Drawing Showing Mathematical Perspective Applied to the Human Head by Piero della Francesca. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12865/drawing-showing-mathematical-perspective-applied-t/>
### Chicago
Francesca, Piero della. "Drawing Showing Mathematical Perspective Applied to the Human Head by Piero della Francesca." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 07, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12865/drawing-showing-mathematical-perspective-applied-t/>.
### MLA
Francesca, Piero della. "Drawing Showing Mathematical Perspective Applied to the Human Head by Piero della Francesca." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Oct 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12865/drawing-showing-mathematical-perspective-applied-t/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Piero,_proiezioni_di_una_testa_scorciata_dal_de_prospectiva_pingendi,_ante_1482,_milano,_biblioteca_ambrosiana.jpg) by [**Piero della Francesca**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Piero,_proiezioni_di_una_testa_scorciata_dal_de_prospectiva_pingendi,_ante_1482,_milano,_biblioteca_ambrosiana.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 07 October 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.