The Hunt in the Forest
Artist: Paolo Uccello
Year Composed: 1470
Artistic Movement: Renaissance
Nationality: Italy
Floor Found in Château: First Floor
Year Composed: 1470
Artistic Movement: Renaissance
Nationality: Italy
Floor Found in Château: First Floor
About the Artwork
Paolo Uccello portrays his use of perspective within his painting, The Hunt in the Forest. As the viewers' eyes travel back into the painting, Uccello depicts the trees, animals, and hunters getting smaller and smaller. This gives the optical illusion of creating depth upon a two-dimensional canvas. As one of the last paintings of his career, Uccello uses his skill to depict a wider variety of animals within the scene, including various breeds of dogs, deer, rabbits, and horses. The hunters (both on horseback as well as running on foot) are of the same aesthetic and style as The Battle of San Romano (1440).
About the Artist
Mathematician-turned painter Paolo Uccello was known for pioneering point perspective in his paintings. Within this optical illusion (later enhanced by Leonardo da Vinci), viewers are able to visualize a three-dimensional space upon a two-dimension canvas or wall. Uccello used this illusion to create depth within his paintings, including The Battle of San Romano (1440) and his Saint George and the Dragon (1470), both of which feature prominently within the Hall of the Art Thieves.
About the Movement
The Hunt in the Forest was composed in the Renaissance Age of art. The Renaissance Age was a time, mostly known throughout Europe, that occurred during the 14th and 17th Centuries (or between the 1300s and 1600s). It lies between the Middle Ages and the Baroque Age. Literally meaning "rebirth", the Renaissance was a rebirth of Classical antiquity, allowing artists, writers, poets, scholars, scientists, and philosophers to study and pay homage to their ancient ancestors. During this time, artists were known for painting and sculpting works of Greco-Roman mythology or narratives from the Bible that showcased both cultural themes as well as themes of Christianity. Some of the most famous Renaissance artists included Michelangelo Buonarroti, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael Sanzio, and Tiziano Vecello (better known as Titian).
Location of Original Work of Art: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom
Paolo Uccello portrays his use of perspective within his painting, The Hunt in the Forest. As the viewers' eyes travel back into the painting, Uccello depicts the trees, animals, and hunters getting smaller and smaller. This gives the optical illusion of creating depth upon a two-dimensional canvas. As one of the last paintings of his career, Uccello uses his skill to depict a wider variety of animals within the scene, including various breeds of dogs, deer, rabbits, and horses. The hunters (both on horseback as well as running on foot) are of the same aesthetic and style as The Battle of San Romano (1440).
About the Artist
Mathematician-turned painter Paolo Uccello was known for pioneering point perspective in his paintings. Within this optical illusion (later enhanced by Leonardo da Vinci), viewers are able to visualize a three-dimensional space upon a two-dimension canvas or wall. Uccello used this illusion to create depth within his paintings, including The Battle of San Romano (1440) and his Saint George and the Dragon (1470), both of which feature prominently within the Hall of the Art Thieves.
About the Movement
The Hunt in the Forest was composed in the Renaissance Age of art. The Renaissance Age was a time, mostly known throughout Europe, that occurred during the 14th and 17th Centuries (or between the 1300s and 1600s). It lies between the Middle Ages and the Baroque Age. Literally meaning "rebirth", the Renaissance was a rebirth of Classical antiquity, allowing artists, writers, poets, scholars, scientists, and philosophers to study and pay homage to their ancient ancestors. During this time, artists were known for painting and sculpting works of Greco-Roman mythology or narratives from the Bible that showcased both cultural themes as well as themes of Christianity. Some of the most famous Renaissance artists included Michelangelo Buonarroti, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael Sanzio, and Tiziano Vecello (better known as Titian).
Location of Original Work of Art: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom