Mary with the Child, tondo

(Florence 1406- Spoleto 1469)



Fra Filippo Lippi, known as Lippo Lippi, was a painter of the Italian Quattrocento.



Born in Florence, the son of a butcher named Tommaso Lippi, he was orphaned of both father and mother when he was only two years old. His aunt Lapaccia took care of him and sought to place the poor orphan in a Carmelite convent, where he was admitted at the age of eight.



After taking his vows (1421), Lippi demonstrated his inclination towards the arts...

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