The residenza was returned by Florentine authorities to the citizens of Sansepolcro, Tuscany, in 1459 as a sign of the restoration of some measure of autonomy to the Borgo. Dates as given in Aronberg Lavin, Marilyn. Piero della Francesca. Phaidon. 2002: 234ff. ISBN 978-0714838526. a document of 1474 concerning structural repairs to the building mentions the painting
