At his court, Piero della Francesca wrote on the science of perspective, Francesco di Giorgio Martini wrote his Trattato di architettura ("Treatise on Architecture") and Raphael's father, Giovanni Santi, wrote his poetical account of the chief artists of his time.
Čeprav je Pippin Urbino prodal papežu, je še vedno prisotna želja po svobodnem mestu.