Paolo Uccello

Paolo di Dono di Paolo , known as Paolo Uccello (Florence, 1397 - Florence, 1475), is a painter Italy N, the son of Dono di Paolo, surgeon and barber, and of Antonia di Giovanni del Beccuto.

Biography

Paolo Uccello belongs to the painters of the Quattrocento having marked the history of painting by its control of the new rules of the perspective . First of all apprentice at Lorenzo Ghiberti between 1407 and 1414 approximately, it become acquainted there with painters of reputation such as Masolino, Donatello and Michelozzo. It takes part at that time in the completions of the door of the Baptistry of Florence realized by this last. After having received the trainings of painter, sculptor, goldsmith and architect, it joined in 1424 the Compagnie of the painters of San Luca and will have one year to later remake the mosaics of the basilica of San Marco (Venice) destroyed by a fire. In 1432 it is with the realization of the dome of the church Santa Maria del Fiore that he works. It receives its first monumental order in 1436 and thus carries out in frescos the equestrian Monument , dedicated to the English condottiere John Hawkwood. Throughout its life, it makes its research on the prospect a true passion going sometimes until obsession, which will be worth to him criticisms of its contemporaries and his nickname, Uccello (“ oiseau ”), undoubtedly for its whims and its étourderie.
Il often uses the short cut to treat the forms and plays of this technique until giving a fantastic character to some of its works.
According to the writings ( Quickly the ) of Giorgio Vasari, Paolo Uccello only finishes its days in 1475 “, eccentric, melancholic person and poor ”.

Works

Holy Georges and the Dragon (between 1439 and 1440, softening on wood, 52 cm × 90 cm, National Gallery , London, England)
the Flood (1446-1448, Chiostro Verde of Santa Maria Novella , Florence, Italy): this mural is an experiment of Paolo Uccello on the prospect where it will seek the limits of the prospect by accentuating it with its maximum.
the Bataille of San Romano (softening on poplar, 182 cm × 320 cm)
C' is a work in three panels independent carried out between 1456 and 1460 and one of most known of Paolo Uccello. Ordered by the Médicis, this painting represents a scene of the history of Florence going back to 1432. The three episodes of this battle are distributed today in three countries:

in Italy with the Uffizi Gallery of Florence,
in England with the National Gallery of London
in France with the museum of Louvre of Paris.

the Thébaïde (or Scene beyond vita di santi E di alcuni monaci ) - Uffizi Gallery, Florence - painted between 1450 and 1475, is a broad fresco representing the life of saints in their monacale activity.

Chronological list

Annunciation (C. 1420-1425) - Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Creation and the Fall (c.1424-1425) - Chiostro Verde, church Santa Maria Novella, Florence
Worship of the Magi (C. 1431-1432) - Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe
Holy Georges and the Dragon (C. 1431) - National Gallery off Victoria, Melbourne
Polyptyque (C. 1433) - Museo Arcivescovile di Castello, Florence
Frescos of the vault dell' Assunta (C. 1434-1435) - Duomo, Prato
Nuns with two children (c.1434-1435) - Contini-Bonacosi Collection, equestrian Florence
Monument of Giovanni Acuto (C. 1436) - Duomo, Florence
Battle of San Romano , three panels dispersed
Holy Georges and the Dragon (C. 1439-1440) - Museum Jacquemart-Andre, Paris
Panel of hormoge with prophets and evangelists (1443) - Duomo, Florence
Resurrection (1443-1444) - stained glass, Duomo, Florence
Nativity (1443-1444) - stained knell window, Duomo, Florence
History of Noah (C. 1447) - Chiostro Verde, Santa Maria Novella, Florence
Scenes of the monastic life (C. 1447-1454) - San Miniato Al Assembles, Florence
Saint Georges and the Dragon (C. 1450-55) - National Gallery, London
Crucifixion (C. 1457-1458) - Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Madrid
Vie of the saints fathers (C. 1460-1465) - Accademia, Florence
Miracle of the profanation of the host (1467-1468) - prédelle, Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, ducal palate, Urbino)
Drive out in the forest (C. 1470) -- Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

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