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Italian Renaissance painter (c. 1406–1469)

This article is about the Italian painter. For the Norwegian new wave band, see Fra Lippo Lippi (band). For the Robert Browning poem, see Fra Lippo Lippi (poem).

Not to be confused with Filippino Lippi.

In this Renaissance Florentine name, the name Lippi is an indicator of birthplace, not a family name; the person is properly referred to by the given name, Filippo.

Filippo LippiO.Carm. (c. 1406 – 8 October 1469), also known as Lippo Lippi, was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Quattrocento (fifteenth century) and a Carmelite priest. He was an early Renaissance master of a painting workshop, who taught many painters. Sandro Botticelli and Francesco di Pesello (called Pesellino) were among his most distinguished pupils. His son, Filippino Lippi, also studied under him and assisted in some late works.

Biography

Lippi was born in Florence in 1406 to Tommaso, a butcher, and his wife. He was o