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UCCELLO, Paolo: Portrait of a Man

🖼 Portrait of a Man, 1430s
Tempera on poplar panel
42 × 33 cm
Washington, United States

Sharp profile and geometric precision define this Renaissance portrait, rendered in cool tones against a dark background. Uccello's innovative use of perspective and classical profile view established new standards for fifteenth-century portraiture, emphasizing individual character through mathematical exactitude.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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