Paolo Uccello Biography and Artwork

Paolo Uccello was a prominent Florentine painter and mathematician who lived during the late Gothic and early Renaissance period. Despite being trained in a Gothic style of painting, Uccello attempted to reconcile this style with the emerging Renaissance art styles of his time.

The artist was especially known for his obsession with perspective, which he spent many long hours studying and experimenting with. This preoccupation can be seen in his paintings, most notably in his famous depictions of the Battle of San Romano.

Uccello’s nickname came from his love of painting birds, but it is his contributions to art through mathematics that have made him truly renowned. He died at the age of 78 in Florence in 1475.

Overall, Paolo Uccello’s life and work serve as an example of how artists during this period wrestled with conflicting artistic styles while striving to innovate new techniques that would improve their craft.

All Paolo Uccello Artwork on Artchive

Artwork Name Year Medium
Saints and two children 1440 - 1445 panel,tempera
Scene Adoration of the Three Kings 1435 - 1440 wood,tempera
Scenes of Monastic Life c.1440 fresco
Scenes of Monastic Life c.1440 fresco
Scenes of Monastic Life c.1440 fresco
Scene St. James of Todi 1435 - 1440 fresco
Scene Temple, Mary 1435 - 1440 fresco
Standing man
St.Dominic c.1435 fresco
The Battle of San Romano
The Annunciation c.1420
The Adoration of the Magi 1435
The Adoration of the Kings
The Adoration of the Child 1463
St.Paul c.1435 fresco
Stoning of St.Stephen c.1435 fresco
St.George and the Dragon 1458 - 1460 oil,canvas
St. George and the Dragon c.1470 oil,canvas
St.Francis c.1435 fresco
The intervention of Micheletto Cotignola 1438 wood,tempera
Victory over Bernardino della Ciarda 1438 wood,tempera
The Hunt in the Forest c.1460 oil,panel
Two angels and two devils 1465 - 1469
Vase in perspective pen,paper
The Flood
The Battle of San Romano c.1438 - 1440 poplar,tempera
The Battle of San Romano
Saint George And The Dragon c. 1455-60 Tempera On Canvas
The Rout Of San Romano c. 1456
Saint George and the Dragon c. 1455-60 Tempera on Canvas
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