Widely admired for his paintings of exquisitely beautiful Madonnas, Florentine Renaissance friar-artist Fra Filippo Lippi (c. 1406-69) gained renown also for his love affair with the nun Lucrezia who bore their son, Filippino Lippi, later a well-known painter himself. In this beautiful and compelling book, Megan Holmes shines new light on Lippi's life and career, from the first paintings he created while a friar in Santa Maria del Carmine to the later works he painted when living outside the monastery for the Medici family, their supporters, and other patrons. Focusing especially on the fascinating conjunction of Lippi's work as a painter and his experiences as a Carmelite friar, Holmes transforms our understanding of Filippo Lippi and of the way art was produced and viewed in fifteenth-century Florence. Unlike most monastic artists, Fra Filippo learned to paint only after joining a religious order. In the first section of the book, the author considers how the doctrines, rules, rituals, and practices of the Carmelites shaped Lippi's art and manner of envisioning sacred subjects. In the second section, Holmes discusses Lippi's life and painting after he left the monastery, demonstrating how his mature work broke new ground but continued to draw upon Carmelite influences. The final section of the book looks closely at three altarpieces Fra Filippo painted for monastic institutions and sets them in a broader social and religious context.

Fra Filippo Lippi (1406 -- 69) was one of the greatest artists of the early Renaissance. He was a leading pioneer of psychological realism, and his richly expressive characters are a compelling revelation of Renaissance attitudes towards human experience. With a long introductory narrative, full catalogue raisonne and digest of documents, Jeffrey Ruda provides a full, scholarly study of Lippi. Superbly produced and illustrated, this important and ambitious book presents an introduction to Lippi that can be enjoyed by scholars and non-specialists alike.

One of the principal resources for study of Italian Renaissance art and artists, Vasari's Lives offers colorful, detailed portraits of the era's most representative figures. This single-volume edition spotlights 8 prominent artists.

FRA FILIPPO LIPPI ---- By Paul G. Konody ---- This is a study of the great Italian Renaissance painter Fra Filippo Lippi (1406-1469). He is best-known for his lyrical images of the Virgin and Child; his art has affinities with Angelico and Massacio. He was the father of the painter Filippino Lippi. The book features discussions of Lippi's famous works, as well as a biography of the artist. This is a reprint of a study by Paul Konody from 1911. ---- Fully illustrated, including illustrations of Lippi's contemporaries. www.crmoon.com

Jeffrey Ruda's work, first published in 1993, embodies the first ever full-scale and in-depth study of Fra Fillipo Lippi (c.1406-69) to be published for many years, and provides a fundamental reassessment of his intriguing life and momentous work. It furthermore attempts with sensitivity to define the nature of Lippi's unique prominence as a portrayer of the subtleties of human feeling, and to identify his achievement in the broader social and historical context of the world of art during the early Renaissance. Ruda's landmark survey is an invaluable reference work, with full historical analysis, a complete catalogue raisonn�, beautiful colour plates, and fascinating narrative text.

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One of the principal resources for study of Italian Renaissance art and artists, Vasari's Lives offers colorful, detailed portraits of the era's most representative figures. This single-volume edition spotlights eight prominent artists.