Hunt of the Forest Silk Tie

DESIGNER'S NOTES

This bright and busy Fox & Chave silk tie features dashing dogs and hurrying hounds over a bright red ground. The animals are elements from the painting 'Hunt in the Forest' by the Florentine painter and mathematician Paolo Uccello (1397-1475).

Paolo Uccello (1397–1475) was an Italian painter notable for his contributions to the early Renaissance art movement. Born Paolo di Dono, "Uccello", meaning "bird" in Italian is a nickname acquired on account of his passion for painting birds.

"The Hunt in the Forest" painted in the early 1460s, is a celebrated masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance. Housed in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, the image captures a scene of noble hunters on horseback accompanied by their loyal hounds traversing a densely wooded forest. Uccello's meticulous attention to detail is evident in the rendering of the foliage, which creates a sense of depth and atmosphere within the composition. The use of perspective and foreshortening adds dynamism to the scene, emphasising the energy and excitement of the hunt.