The Battle of San Romano is a set of three paintings by the Florentine painter Paolo Uccello depicting events of the 1432 battle between Florentine and Sienese forces, commissioned by a member of the Bartolini Salimbeni family in Florence sometime between 1435 and 1460. Painted in egg tempera on wood panels each over three meters long, the set is notable for revealing the development of linear perspective in early Italian Renaissance painting, and the three panels are now divided among the National Gallery in London, the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence, and the Musee du Louvre in Paris.
Facts
Year CreatedThe National Gallery dates the commission between 1435 and 1460; 1435 is recorded here as the earliest attested year. MediumEgg tempera on wood panel 1 LocationNational Gallery, London; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence; Musée du Louvre, Paris 1 Commissioned ByA member of the Bartolini Salimbeni family, Florence 1 Connections
Created By
Painted by Paolo Uccello, c. 1438-1440.
In Form
Early Renaissance battle-panel series by Paolo Uccello.
In Movement
Uccello's pioneering perspectival battle series, c. 1438-1440.
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1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationThe Battle of San Romano article, sentence on medium
The paintings are in egg tempera on wooden panels, each over 3 metres long.
The Battle of San Romano article, sentence on commission dating, attributed to the National Gallery
According to the National Gallery, the panels were commissioned by a member of the Bartolini Salimbeni family in Florence sometime between 1435 and 1460.
The Battle of San Romano article, sentence on the three current collections
They are now divided among three collections, the National Gallery, London, the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, and the Musée du Louvre, Paris.
Genre reference
The Battle of San Romano is a set of three paintings by the Florentine painter Paolo Uccello depicting events of the 1432 battle between Florentine and Sienese forces, commissioned by a member of the Bartolini Salimbeni family in Florence sometime between 1435 and 1460.
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