Fra Filippo Lippi

Fra Filippo was a painter in the second generation of renaissance artists. He was born in Florence Italy in 1406, and died in 1469. After the death of his parents he was raised by monks at the Santa Maria del Carmine. Here he had his first contact with art as the chapel was covered with frescoes from famous artist Masaccio’s work. His work was heavily influenced by Masaccio’s work but took on the new characteristic of appearing sculpture like in picture form, this is seen in his work of “Madonna and Child”. He later painted the “Annunciation” where he stated to incorporate colour and form, creating perspective. His reputation was a bit troublesome as he had many love affairs and failed to fulfill contracts on time. Fra Filippo Lippi’s legacy as an artist has been criticized for copying the work of other artists of the time. Though I believe (along with many others,) that the borrowing of other artists before him helped him to develop his skills into his own new revolutionary style.

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Mariani, Valerio. “Fra Filippo Lippi.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 6 Feb. 2019, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fra-Filippo-Lippi.