Jacopo di Mino del Pellicciaio
1330–1410 · Sienese painter of the 14th century, follower of Simone Martini
Jacopo di Mino del Pellicciaio (1330-1410) was a painter active in Siena in the second half of the 14th century, within the Sienese school. His name appears in Sienese records from 1362 to 1389, which allows part of his career to be traced.
In his early years he closely followed Simone Martini, and he is considered one of his followers. He also worked in the region of Umbria, where his Madonna col bambino, known as the Madonna del cardellino and dated to around 1344, is in the church of San Martino in Foro at Sarteano, and where a Coronation of the Virgin from about 1350 is held by the Museo Civico in Montepulciano. Further commissions took him to Città della Pieve and Todi.
In Siena his works can be found in the Basilica di San Clemente, in Santa Maria dei Servi and in the Pinacoteca Nazionale, which holds several religious panels. In 1362 he collaborated with Bartolomeo Bulgarini and Luca di Tommè on work on Duccio's Maestà, and in 1367 he assisted Bartolo di Maestro Fredi at the cathedral. In 1382 he received payments for work on the facade of the Baptistery. He also painted book covers for the Biccherna and served several times on the Grand Council of the city.
His legacy lies in spreading the manner of Simone Martini in Siena during the late Trecento, alongside contemporaries such as Lippo Vanni and Luca di Tommè.
Works (2)
This work is an example of religious art by the painter Jacopo di Mino del Pellicciaio. No details are available on its title, date or commission, so the scene depicted and its history cannot be specified. Its genre places it within the tradition of devotional images and sacred subjects.
This work shows the Maestà theme, the enthroned Virgin with the Christ Child, a common subject in Italian religious painting, alongside a prophet. No information about its commission or date is available, so the reading is limited to its iconography. It is held at the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art in San Miniato.