This is the essential guide to the Piero masterpieces.

For the first time, the book is illustrated by color reproductions of the paintings, and introduced by Huxley’s provocative “The Best Picture,” the essay that inspired Sir John to embark, in 1938 at age 20, on his own pilgrimage to the famed artworks.

In this classic guide to Piero della Francesca's work, John Pope-Hennessy takes the paintings and frescoes one by one, describing the stories they portray, their meticulous composition and the questions about them that remain unanswered. This volume also includes Aldous Huxley's 'The Best Picture', the famous essay that inspired Pope-Hennessy to seek out the luminous works that now constitute the pilgrimage known as The Piero della Francesca Trail.