Della Francesca  known for humanism, use of geometric form, perspective interested in N. Renaissance art, often borrows ideas, landscape, sense of imagination, composition (geometry of painting)/ organization commissioned by Duke Federico da Montefeltro (1467-72) painting features Duke's late wife, Duchess Battista Sforza shortly after her death in order to commemorate her High forehead, plucked, is borrowed from the Northern artists and ideals, as well as the detailed landscape looking at landscape from above, towering over, powerful and authoritative  Profile based off coin of ancient Rome Usually profiles are done facing the right, like the wife is, Duke is facing left (towards his wife, looking at her) either to show affection and personal connection or because the Duke had suffered injury on the other side of his face which caused him to lose an eye and part of his nose Diptych joined by a hinge. When closed painting of two chariots becomes visible. The chariot on the left with the white horses has the Duke and a personification of Justice (holding scales) and on the right chariot with the brown unicorns is the Duchess and her virtues- used imagination to create sense of nobility and iconography Sense of harmony, symmetry, geometry, idea of perspective, classic portraits all = classic Renaissance
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