Marco (di Antonio) di Ruggero, called Lo Zoppo, was born in Cento but referred to himself as from Bologna, where he lived for a while. He was apprenticed to Squarcione of Padua in about 1453; and left for Venice in 1455. He was in Bologna from 1461 to 1462, and then recorded in Venice, where he later died. There are several authenticated works.
Marco Zoppo
about 1432 - about 1478
Paintings by Marco Zoppo
This young, contemplative saint dressed as a bishop has been identified as Saint Augustine, the influential theologian and philosopher who was Bishop of Hippo (in north Africa) in the fourth century. The folds of the draperies he wears are so soft and light that they appear to be made of a very f...
Not on display
This type of image, in which Christ is shown after his death, propped up or sometimes standing in his tomb and revealing the wounds of the Crucifixion, was sometimes known as the ‘Imago Pietatis’ (‘image of pity’), or pietà.Standing behind him are Saint Jerome, on the right, who cradles Christ’s...