Bartolomeo Caporali

Bartolomeo Caporali, an adaptable Umbrian painter of the Early Renaissance, was known for his chameleon-esque style and meticulous detail in works like the Assumption of the Virgin.

ABOUT

Born in Perugia, Italy, around 1420, Bartolomeo Caporali was a prominent Italian painter and miniaturist during the Early Renaissance. Coming from a family of artists, he quickly established himself, matriculating in the Guild of Painters at Perugia in 1442. While the specifics of his early training are debated, art historians often credit Benozzo Gozzoli and Giovanni Boccati as significant influences, even if their direct mentorship is chronologically complex. Caporali's ea…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Angel making music. 1450 · Wawel Castle The Virgin and Child enthroned with two angels 1452 · Gemäldegalerie Berlin Francis of Assisi, St Herculanus, St Luke and Apostle Jacob the Elder 1452 · Hermitage Museum Nicholas, St Lawrence, St Peter Martyr, St Antony the Abbot 1452 · Hermitage Museum Annunciation 1462 · Musée du Petit Palais Missale: Fol. 311v: Saint Anne holding the newborn Virgin 1469 · Cleveland Museum of Art

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Benozzo GozzoliEarly Renaissance Giovanni BoccatiEarly Renaissance Benedetto BonfigliEarly Renaissance PeruginoHigh Renaissance