In his Lives of the most famous painters..., Giorgio Vasari (1511 - 1572) says that Piero showed mathematical ability in his earliest youth and went on to write 'many' mathematical treatises.
Sa kanyang buhay sa mga pinaka-tanyag na painters..., Giorgio Vasari (1511 - 1572) na nagsasabing Piero ay nagpakita matematiko kakayahan sa kanyang earliest kabataan at nagpunta sa sumulat ng 'maraming' matematiko treatises.