Biography of Lippi Filippo

In early childhood, he lost his parents and remained in the care of a aunt, from which a few times later he was taken up, out of mercy, the brotherly of the Del-Kardine monastery, where the monasticism “Fra”-a reduction from Ital, took 15 years old. He worked mainly in Florence, for some time in Padua, in Prato, and finally in Spleto, where he died on October 9, was a teacher of Sandro Botticelli.

He had a son-artist, who was also called Filippo. Lippi's work of the artist developed under the influence of Mazolino and Mazaccio; His art education was also influenced by Fra Angelico Fezolsky. The significance of Lippi in the history of art is that after Mazaccho he even more decisively and stronger directed the revived Italian painting to the path of naturalism.

Love for earthly joys, admiration at the sight of beauty, passion, sensuality and ardor of fantasy greatly affect his works, despite the fact that their themes belong to the field of religious personification. In his figures there is so much sincerity, passion for life, humanity and a subtle understanding of beauty that they make an irresistible impression, although sometimes they directly contradict the requirements of church painting.

His Madonna is charming innocent girls or gently loving young mothers; His babies-Christians and angels are lovely real children, who are full of health and fun. The dignity of his painting rises a strong, brilliant, vital color and cheerful landscape or elegant architectural motives that make up the scene. It is especially worth highlighting the picture “Madonna with a baby and two angels”, written by an artist already in adulthood.

In fact, this is a family portrait: for the image of Madonna, his wife posed for him, for the baby and the angel whom we see in the foreground, his children. It is also noteworthy that the hair of Madonna at the very parting itself is plowed - as the Florentine fashion of that time prescribed. Of the fresco works of this highly darrowed artist, the most remarkable are in the Cathedral of the Prato scene from the life of St.

Stefan, among which “burial of St. Stefan ”and“ Herod's Feast ”and in the cathedral of two rows of scenes from the Life of the Mother of God, including the lovely“ crowning of the Bigs ”. Regarding Lippi’s easel paintings, it should be noted that he was the first to give them a round shape - to write paintings for which the Italians learned the name Quadri Tondi Rus. Florentine galleries contain many Lippi works in this kind.

Such, by the way, is the delightful “crown of Mary” of the Uffi Gallery and “Madonna with the scene of the Nativity of the Virgin in the background” in the Pitty palace.

From the paintings of Lippi found outside Italy, especially curious: “The Wedding of the Mother of God” round. Virgin worshiping the baby to Christ ”in the Berlin Museum,“ St. John the Art ”in the London National Gallery and the“ Baptism of the Lord ”there. Interesting facts from the artist’s life, throwing ancient biographers in the city of old biographers that he was captured in Ancon by the Berberian pirates, was taken to Africa and spent several years there in slavery.

And as if Lippy was so struck by the owner with his art that he let him go into the wild. However, this tradition is not confirmed by documents. On the contrary, another episode in Lippi’s life is beyond doubt - the abduction of it in G. However, even after, despite his high -profile fame, Lippi did not know peace and, because of his random life and squeezing, was pursued by lenders.

Bibliography of Fossi G. Filippo Lippi. Filippo Lippi: paintings by the artist.