Portrait of Sigismondo Malatesta Print by Della Francesca della francesca depicting the birth of Christ

depicting the birth of Christ in Bethlehem with the three wise men or the Magi

Children's Games illustrates a heaving town square with transitions into the rural countryside around the edges

this was usually filled with grain or coins

The Night Watch art print was commissioned by Captain Banninck Cocq for one of the headquarters of Amsterdam's civic guard

a Christian saint who lived during the life of Constantine the Great

Portrait of Sigismondo Malatesta Print by Della Francesca della francesca depicting the birth of ChristThe Story Behind the Portrait of Sigismondo Malatesta Print by Della Francesca Painted around 1451, this portrait depicts Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta who was an Italian nobleman, widely regarded as one of the most daring Italian military leaders of his day. As a patron of the arts, he commissioned artists of his day including Piero Della Francesca, who also painted frescos in Sigismondos unfinished cathedral, the Tempio Malatestiano. Although some