The Hunt in the Forest
Uccello draws the eye deep into a forest filled with hunters, horses and dogs. The museum records this nocturnal scene as WA1850.31 and explains how a central vanishing point gives it depth.
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Ashmolean Museum
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Illustrative photo demo
Illustrative photo demo
Illustrative collection
- Take a permitted photo Use a photo allowed by the museum's current rules.
- Read the sourced history When Lensmark can verify the work, it explains what the sources support and links to them. When it cannot, it says so plainly.
- Ask a follow-up Continue with a question about the work's maker, age or significance.
- Your Ashmolean Museum walk saves itself. Just take pictures. Each work is kept with its sourced history, grouped by day.
The illustrative demo shows a rights-cleared detail of Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam; the collection list shows landmarks from the standard Lensmark demo. These images do not show Ashmolean Museum works or grant permission to photograph them.
What the Ashmolean Museum collection covers
The Ashmolean Museum brings art and archaeology together in Oxford, from Egyptian antiquities and classical sculpture to European paintings and Asian art. Its objects range from the Alfred Jewel to Uccello's crowded forest scene. Collections online
The museum opened in 1683 as part of the University of Oxford. Its collections span painting, sculpture, decorative arts, prints and drawings, with objects from different periods and regions placed in their historical setting.
Its collection strengths include Egyptian antiquities, classical art and archaeology, European paintings, and Asian art.
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Alfred Jewel
The jewel combines gold, enamel and rock crystal, with an inscription linking it to King Alfred. Found in Somerset in 1693, it may have held a pointer for reading manuscripts; its maker remains unknown.
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These are collection records, not confirmation that the works are on display today.
Check the photography rules first
The Ashmolean Museum permits personal, non-commercial photography unless signage restricts it for loans or copyright, with no flash, additional lighting or camera supports, including tripods, monopods and selfie sticks; commercial use requires permission, and taking or using images of other visitors requires their consent. Read its current visitor conditions and follow gallery signs before taking a photo. Ashmolean Museum photography policy
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