Piero di Puccio
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Piero di Puccio was a fourteenth century Italian
painter of the Gothic period, active mainly in Orvieto
. He is also known as Pietro di Puccio. He painted a fresco
of stories from Genesis, from the Creation to the Deluge on the North wall of Campo Santo in Pisa
. The fresco was devastated during the allied bombing during World War II
.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
painter of the Gothic period, active mainly in Orvieto
Orvieto
Orvieto is a city and comune in Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff...
. He is also known as Pietro di Puccio. He painted a fresco
Fresco
Fresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...
of stories from Genesis, from the Creation to the Deluge on the North wall of Campo Santo in Pisa
Pisa
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
. The fresco was devastated during the allied bombing during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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