Fra Filippo Lippi; a Carmelite monk who was one of the leading painters in Renaissance Florence; was patronized by the powerful Medici family. His large-scale altarpieces and fresco cycles had a decisive impact on the painting styles of the 16th century and he produced some of the earliest autonomous portrait paintings of the Renaissance. His son; Filippino Lippi; became in turn one of the leading Florentine painters of the late 15th century; winning important civic and private commissions; including the decoration of the Strozzi Chapel in S Maria Novella; Florence. This fully illustrated Grove Art Essentials title delves into the life and work of these two great artists; including an analysis of their working methods; techniques; and workshops. With the addition of an extensive bibliography; discover the art of these two masters of the Italian Renaissance with Grove Art Essentials.
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