Lippi, Filippino, << LIHP ee, `fihl` uh PEE noh >> (1457?-1504), was an important painter of the Italian Renaissance. His father and first teacher, Filippo Lippi, also was a noted painter. However, Filippino learned much of his style from Italian artist Sandro Botticelli.
Lippi was born in Prato. He achieved early success in Florence that brought him a number of major commissions. In 1488, Lippi went to Rome, where he decorated a chapel with scenes from the life of Saint Thomas Aquinas. In Rome, he developed an interest in Roman art that was reflected in his late works.
Lippi returned to Florence by 1493 and from 1500 to 1502 painted his most important late works, scenes from the lives of Saint Philip and Saint John. These paintings feature complex compositions, restless figures, and exaggerated and unusual lighting and backgrounds. Lippi’s work influenced a group of Italian painters of the 1500’s known as mannerists. Lippi died on April 18, 1504.
