Filippo Lippi

This article is about the Italian painter. For the Norwegian new wave band, see Fra Lippo Lippi (band). For the Robert Browning poem, see Fra Lippo Lippi (poem).
Not to be confused with Filippino Lippi.
In this Renaissance Florentine name, the name Lippi is an indicator of birthplace, not a family name; the person is properly referred to by the given name, Filippo.

Fra'
Filippo Lippi
O.Carm.
Self-portrait of Fra' Filippo Lippi (1452)
Born
Filippo Lippi

c. 1406
Florence, Republic of Florence
Died8 October 1469(1469-10-08) (aged 62–63)
Spoleto, Papal States
NationalityItalian
Other namesLippo Lippi
Known forPainting, fresco
innovative naturalism
Notable workMadonna and Child Enthroned, Annunciation
MovementEarly Renaissance

Filippo Lippi O.Carm. (c. 1406 – 8 October 1469), also known as Lippo Lippi, was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Quattrocento (fifteenth century) and a Carmelite priest. He was an early Renaissance master of a painting workshop, who taught many painters. Sandro Botticelli and Francesco di Pesello (called Pesellino) were among his most distinguished pupils.[1] His son, Filippino Lippi, also studied under him and assisted in some late works.

  1. ^ Rossetti 1911, p. 742.