Piero Della Francesca painted Federigo da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino, in profile because

a. he wanted to imitate ruler Egyptian portraits.
b. the profile view was considered the most attractive.
c. Federigo was missing an eye and part of his nose.
d. he wanted to emphasize his subject’s aristocratic nose.


Answer: c

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