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Introduction:

Bartolomeo (di Segnolo) Caporali (b Perugia, c. 1420; d Perugia, c. 1505) was a Italian painter and miniturist in Perugia, Umbria during the early Renaissance period. His style was influenced by Verrocchio and then evolved as younger Umbrian artists came into the scene, such as Fiorenzo di Lorenzo, Perugino and Pinturicchio. Although primarily a painter, he is also known for executing restoration work, gilding, armorials, banners and celebratory decorations, which explains the decorative aspect of certain of his work Rephrase. His most famous works include Madonna and Saints (1487) for the church of Santa Maria Maddalena at Castiglione del Lago and the triptych Virgin and Child Enthroned with Two Angels, a Sylvestrine Monk and a Lay Brother.

Personal Life:

The earliest documentary record of Bartolomeo Caporali is his matriculation in the Guild of Painters at Perugia in the year 1442; which makes it probable that his birth took place during the second decade of the 15th century '''This sounds copied? Maybe not'''. He came from a family of artists, including his brother, Giapeco Caporali, and son, Giovanni Battista Caporali. According to housing records, he lived in a house in the vicinity of San Martino in Perugia in 1456.

Carporali married Brigida di Giovanni Cartolari some time before 1480. Together they had seven children: three daughters, Candida, Lucrezia, and Laura and four sons, Giovanni, who was also a painter, Ser Camillo, Giampaolo, and Eusebio.

He served in leadership positions in the Umbria Painters Guild multiple times in several high positions. Rotated every six months (still not sure why). Bartolomeo Caporali's death must have occurred before the 8th of October, 1505, since a document of that date describes his son, a canon of San Lorenzo, as Ser Camillus quondam Bartholomei Caporalis.

Works:

Little is known about Caporali’s training, however it is likely that he and other Umbrian artist Benedetto Bonfigli were educated under like influences, if not the same master. This is due to their similarities in style, like ages and partnership on many early works. One such work is a triptych painted in the church of San Domenico at Perugia in 1468.

When trying to define the artistic personality of Caporali there are few enlightening documents, and the limited existing works are in poor condition. Although Caporali was a provincial artist whose influence counted for little in the general development of painting outside his native city, many of his works have been wrongly attributed to Fiorenzo di Lorenzo and other Umbrian artists. However one attribute known about Carporali’s work is his acute attention to detail. Additionally, his work is known for gentle facial expressions of his subjects and the peculiar transparency of their facial color. Strong hints of gold in the flesh, large infantile eyes with hard blackish line under the upper lids, overlong fingers, and sensitive mouths using long parallel brushstrokes are all details that define his work Good summary of his particular stylistic attributes.

Served as master to Lattazino, who is mentioned as an assistant in a number of documents Talk more about Lattazino. Big works: Virgin, Child and Angels (1477-1479), National Gallery of Umbria, Perugia Saints Nicholas, Lawrence, Peter the Martyr and Anthony of Padua, Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Saint Francis of Assissi, Herculan, Luke and James the Greater, Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Virgin and Child with Angels (1459), Uffizi Gallery, Florence. Annunciation, a triptych by Bonfigli (1467-1468), San Domenico (St. Dominic) Church, Perugia. Pietà (1486), cathédrale de Pérouse. Virbin and Saints (1487), Santa Maria Maddalena church, Castiglione del Lago. The Umbria Painter School:

In the late 15th century an important local school of painting developed in Perugia, its principal exponents including Benedetto Bonfigli, Bartolomeo Caporali, Fiorenzo di Lorenzo, Bernadro Pinturicchio and Perugino.

need to find more on this! Would be good to include a discussion of his legacy here Gallery of works:

Mhighland11 (talk) 06:15, 7 March 2017 (UTC)Matthew P Highland