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Filippo Lippi

Fra Filippo Lippi was an eccentric artist, whose behaviour was disreputable and dishonoured the monk's habit that he had worn ever since he was little more than a child. Lippi quarrelled with clients and workshop assistants, was constantly in trouble for being late in delivering his paintings, and was threatened with excommunication several times. Filippo Lippi examines the life of this controversial figure, citing the opinions of his contemporaries and patrons, such as Cosimo de'Medici. The critical appraisal of Fra Filippo is discussed at length, followed by an examination of his works, including his great fresco cycles in Prato and Spoleto, and the influence on his work of Flemish Art.

80 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1989

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March 16, 2025
Filippo Lippi, além de ser um dos primeiros grandes pintores do Renascimento florentino - foi vê-lo nos Uffizi que me fez comprar este livro - tem o grande benefício de ter uma vida picante, o que dá sempre algum interesse a ler a biografia de um autor. Este pequeno livro de Gloria Fossi, ainda que tentando abstrair-se dos casos amorosos do pintor para focar-se sobretudo na arte, não se furta, ainda assim, a dar uma visão completa do artista; e se é verdade que eu não me posso dizer grande especialista na vida e obra do grande homem, pareceu-me ter feito neste livro uma fantastica introdução.
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August 1, 2017
Pretty academic text, but some great images of the painters' work.
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