The Hunt in the Forest

Paolo Uccello

c. 1465–1470 · Tempera and oil on panel · Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

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The Hunt in the Forest

The Battle of San Romano

The Adoration of the Magi

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About this work

Artist: Paolo Uccello (1397–1475)
Year: c. 1465–1470
Medium: Tempera and oil on panel
Original size: 73.3 × 177 cm
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Movement: Renaissance

Huntsmen in red and blue, on horseback and on foot, with hounds and beaters, race into a dark forest at night after deer, all converging on a vanishing point among the trees; gold flecks catch the light in the foliage, and crescent moons decorate the horses' trappings. Uccello, known in his lifetime as a master of perspective and of animals and landscape, mapped a grid on the panel to fix a central vanishing point, and the spears, cut branches, logs and water mark out the receding space. The long panel is a spalliera painting, made to be seen at shoulder height, set into a chest or the panelling of a room. Its first owner is unknown; the museum suggests it was made for a luxurious house, perhaps in Urbino, where Uccello worked from 1465, or in Florence about 1470. The idea of a hunt by night is playful or symbolic rather than realistic, and the gold would have glowed by candlelight. William Fox-Strangways gave it to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford in 1850.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Tiny red-coated riders, hounds and deer racing through a deep green night forest of slender trees, a long frieze for above a sofa, sideboard or bed at 36×24 in black. A deep green, navy or warm stone wall; it pairs with Charles I at the Hunt.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Renaissance painting
Era: 15th century (c. 1465–1470)
Orientation: Landscape
Palette: dark green
Mood: dramatic, moody, sophisticated
Rooms: living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 36×24. Prints at 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard; 36×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Hunt in the Forest in the public domain?

Yes. Paolo Uccello (1397–1475) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Ashmolean Museum.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 18×12, 24×16 and 36×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Hunt in the Forest painted, and in what medium?

The Hunt in the Forest dates from c. 1465–1470 and was made in tempera and oil on panel; the original measures 73.3 × 177 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 36×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×16 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Hunt in the Forest we'd choose 36×24. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

The Hunt in the Forest (Paolo Uccello) — The Hunt in the Forest · Paolo Uccello · c. 1465–1470. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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