About Filippo Lippi
a Carmelite friar who abducted a nun, escaped patrons through windows, and painted Madonnas of unprecedented warmth
Where to see Filippo Lippi
Ranked by works you can see in person.
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8 works
National Gallery
Trafalgar Square, United Kingdom
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6 works
Gemäldegalerie Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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5 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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5 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
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4 works
Courtauld Gallery
Somerset House, United Kingdom
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2 works
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
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2 works
Louvre
Paris, France
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2 works
Museo de Arte de Worcester
Worcester, United States
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2 works
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica
Rome, Italy
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1 works
Vatican Museums
Vatican City, Vatican City
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1 works
Fondazione Magnani-Rocca
Mamiano, Italy
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1 works
Fitzwilliam Museum
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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1 works
Galleria Doria Pamphilj
Rome, Italy
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1 works
Hermitage Museum
Winter Palace, Russia
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1 works
Museo Poldi Pezzoli
Palazzo Moriggia Della Porta, Italy
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0 works
Nationalmuseum
Stockholm, Sweden
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0 works
Gabinetto dei disegni e delle stampe
Florence, Italy
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was fra Filippo Lippi?
Fra Filippo Lippi was an orphan sent to a monastery at the age of eight to become a monk, but he was unsuited to the life. In 'The Coronation of the Virgin', there is a self-portrait of him looking out on the far left. He is known for his rotund figures and understanding of space.Who was Filippo Lippi?
Filippo Lippi was an orphan sent to a monastery at the age of eight to become a monk, but he was unsuited to the life. In 'The Coronation of the Virgin', there is a self-portrait of him looking out on the far left. He is known for his rotund figures and understanding of space.Fra Filippo Lippi art style?
Lippi's art style tempered the monumentality of form he learned from Masaccio with a delicacy and sweetness similar to that found in Fra Angelico's paintings. The serene mystical quality of his later paintings reveal growing Netherlandish influences in Italy. His Virgin has a rounded physical presence, statuesque and forbidding despite its fullness.What was Filippo Lippi known for?
Filippo Lippi's Madonnas introduced a warmth and psychological intimacy that was new to Florentine painting. He is also known for the sculptural influence on his representation of physical space. His student Sandro Botticelli absorbed his lyrical line.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Filippo Lippi's works across the following collections.
- [1] book Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author, Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author - The Art Book_ New Edition, Mini Format Used for: biography.
- [2] book Beckett, Wendy, The story of painting Used for: biography.
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