The world of Coppo di MarcovaldoGold backgrounds, powerful lines and expressive faces make Coppo di Marcovaldo an essential figure in Florentine painting before Cimabue.
active around 1260 -1276Documented period
Florence, Siena and PistoiaMain homes
Panel, crucifix, fresco and mosaicPractical
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active around 1260 -1276 · Tuscan painting and Byzantine tradition
Gold backgrounds, powerful lines and expressive faces make Coppo di Marcovaldo an essential figure in Florentine painting before Cimabue.
Coppo di Marcovaldo is documented in Florence in the mid-13th century. His biography remains fragmentary, but a decisive episode links his name to the Battle of Montaperti in 1260: probably taken prisoner by the Sienese, the following year he created the Madonna del Bordone for the Servite church in Siena. This Virgin and Child, the only preserved work both signed and dated, combines the gold background and Byzantine frontality with a new search for volume, emotion and proximity between the figures. Coppo then works between Florence, Siena and Pistoia. Crucifixes, mosaics, panels of Saint Michael and large religious compositions are sometimes attributed to him with the participation of his workshop and his son Salerno. Its energetic line, its luminous draperies and the intensity of the looks announce the Tuscan renewal which will lead to Cimabue then to Giotto. However, the restorations and old repaintings make the corpus difficult to establish with certainty. Active at least until the 1270s, Coppo remains one of the first Florentine painters whose name and artistic personality clearly emerge. Active at least until the 1270s, Coppo remains one of the first Florentine painters whose name and artistic personality clearly emerge. The "Coppo di Marcovaldo" selection notably compares Madonna del Bordone and Saint Michael and her legend. His reading favors color.
Coppo retains the gold and solemnity of the icon, but he brings the figures together through gaze, gesture and an already deeply human volume.
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Journey, subjects and pictorial language
Coppo di Marcovaldo is documented in Florence in the mid-13th century. His biography remains fragmentary, but a decisive episode links his name to the Battle of Montaperti in 1260: probably taken prisoner by the Sienese, the following year he created the Madonna del Bordone for the Servite church in Siena. This Virgin and Child, the only preserved work both signed and dated, combines the gold background and Byzantine frontality with a new search for volume, emotion and proximity between the figures. Coppo then works between Florence, Siena and Pistoia. Crucifixes, mosaics, panels of Saint Michael and large religious compositions are sometimes attributed to him with the participation of his workshop and his son Salerno. Its energetic line, its luminous draperies and the intensity of the looks announce the Tuscan renewal which will lead to Cimabue then to Giotto. However, the restorations and old repaintings make the corpus difficult to establish with certainty. Active at least until the 1270s, Coppo remained one of the first Florentine painters whose name and artistic personality clearly emerged.
Montaperti and the Madonna del Bordone
The battle and the Sienese stay led to the only preserved work bearing his name and date. This milestone sheds light on the "Coppo di Marcovaldo" collection by favoring color.
Between icon and human presence
Golden backgrounds and Byzantine models come alive with more sensitive volumes, looks and gestures.
Tuscan workshop and outreach
Panels, mosaics and large assigned decorations spread his language to Florence and Pistoia.
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Gold
The luminous background detaches the figures from the ordinary world and affirms the sacred function of the image. This line guides a reading of "Coppo di Marcovaldo" centered on color.
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Line
Contours and highlights energetically outline the faces, hands and folds of the garment.
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Volume
Shadows and patterns give bodies a denser presence than in strictly frontal icons.
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Look
The exchange between the Virgin, Child, angels or the spectator creates a direct devotional relationship.
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Six readings specific to Coppo di Marcovaldo
Works, visual language and historical landmarks make up a route exclusively devoted to Coppo di Marcovaldo.
Work signed from 126101
Madonna del Bordone
The enthroned Virgin and Child bring together Byzantine solemnity, a more carnal model and devotional proximity.
Landmark work by Coppo di Marcovaldo. Reading "Coppo di Marcovaldo" through color.Sacred story02
Saint Michael and his legend
The monumental figure of the archangel is surrounded by episodes that transform the panel into a narrative cycle.
Landmark work by Coppo di MarcovaldoDevotional image03
Virgin and Child
The gesture of the Child and the gravity of the Virgin give sacred frontality a more lively relationship.
Landmark work by Coppo di MarcovaldoTuscan icon04
Madonna
Gold, outline and deep colors maintain the power of the icon while affirming the weight of the figures.
Landmark work by Coppo di MarcovaldoStyle05
Gold
The luminous background detaches the figures from the ordinary world and affirms the sacred function of the image. This line guides a reading of "Coppo di Marcovaldo" centered on color.
Reading key for Coppo di MarcovaldoStyle06
Line
Contours and highlights energetically outline the faces, hands and folds of the garment.
Reading key for Coppo di Marcovaldo
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