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Filippo Lippi
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Filippo Lippi was an incredibly talented artist who lived in Florence in the 1400s. How best do you describe the talent of an artist? By his works of course! So here are some of his works. To be more specific, here are his works that are currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City:

Madonna and Child with Saints Augustine, Ambrose, Gregory, and Jerome
Filippo Lippi (1406–1469)
Tempera and gold on wood
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Jules S. Bache Collection, 1949 (49.7.9) (center panel); Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti, Turin (side panels)

The Pietà
Filippo Lippi (1406–1469)
Tempera and gold on wood
Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan

The Annunciation
Filippo Lippi (1406–1469)
Tempera and gold on wood
The Frick Collection, New York

Portrait of a Woman and a Man at a Casement
Filippo Lippi (1406–1469)
Tempera and gold on wood
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Marquand Collection, Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1889 (89.15.19)

The Meeting at the Golden Gate
Filippo Lippi (1406–1469)
Tempera on wood
The Ashmolean Museum,

Madonna and Child
Filippo Lippi (1406–1469)
Tempera and gold on wood
Fondazione Magnani-Rocca, Corte di Mamiano (Parma)

Filippo Lippi was born in 1406 and was an orphan. He had been persuaded to take the vows but he shocked everyone by running away with a nun. The Medicis were one of the most powerful families in Italy. They had seen the artistic talent that Filippo possessed and they helped the couple get defrocked so he could pursue his talent and live happily with his love. He became a very sought after artist as did his son who had the same name. He painted frescoes in the cathedrals of Spoleto and Prato. His paintings hang in some of the most famous museums in the world. He died in 1469.

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