Coppo di Marcovaldo
1225-1274
Founder of the Sienese School
Florentine Italian Painter in the Byzantine Tradition
Influences - Carolingian Art
Education - apprenticed at age 10 to local Greek icon makers and later a gold smith
Medium - Tempera and gold leaf on wood
Cause of death - drowned in his own blood when a fish bone pierced his esophagus
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Coppo di Marcovaldo was the Michelangelo of his day. Famous for his Christian-themed painted icons with ecclesiastical figures often hover above the Virgin Mary. Coppo di Marcovaldo started life as a hard drinking soldier in the army of Florence. The weary young veteran establish a home and studio in Siena after he was imprisoned following the bloody Battle of Montaperti.
The
innovative artist was
soon in great demand by
the church and
aristocracy.
Coppo di Marcovaldo' s
paintings became prized
for their inventive
compositions and immense
beauty. His style
was typified by a
certain poetical
tenderness,
combined naturalistic
element with the
fantastic religious
fervor typical of the
Byzantine painting
tradition. Most
prominently featured in
his work are the
holy figures of the
Christian faith---Christ,
Saints,
The Cross,
Virgin Mary, Chalice,
Keys,
The Anchor,
Wheat
, The
Good Shepherd,
The Apostles,
Animals,
Fish,
Angels,
Birds,
Insects
and
Satan.
Coppo di Marcovaldo Quotation
"This painting is created through my boundless wonder for God and all good that is of the world so far I can reveal it." -- Coppo di Marcovaldo
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