Cristofano Malvezzi Cristofano Malvezzi Cristofano Malvezzi (baptised June 28, 1547 – January 22, 1599) was an Italian organist and composer of the late Renaissance. He was one of the most famous composers in the city of Florence during a time of transition to the Baroque style. Malevezzi was born in Lucca. From 1551 he lived in Florence, serving the Medicis from 1562. He held a number of organist posts in the city, and also taught pupils, among them Jacopo Peri, who is often regarded as the inventor of opera. From 1573 he held the double post of "maestro di cappella" at the
Jacopo Coppi painted in Rome and Bologna. Vasari mentions that he helped paint the decorations for the funeral of his master. Among his works are frescoes (1577) for the tribune of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome; a painting of "Ecce Homo" for the church of Santa Croce in Florence, and a canvas of the Redeemer (1579) for the church of San Salvatore in Bologna. Jacopo Coppi Jacopo Coppi, also called "Giacomo Coppi" or "'Jacopo del Meglio'" ("the Best") (Peretola, 1523 - 1591) was an Italian painter, mainly active in Florence and Rome in a Mannerist style. Other sources call him Giacinto