The first monograph in a generation, and the first study in English in over eighty years, this book presents a new understanding of the Renaissance master-artist Filippino Lippi. Celebrated as 'ingenious' by Vasariin 1550, Filippino was highly praised and influential, then fell out of favour and was forgotten for centuries. He was rediscovered by the poet Swinburne, who in 1868 celebrated the painter's 'inventive enjoyment and indefatigable fancy'. In a similar spirit, this volume explores Filippino's creativity in solving artistic problems. If a Roman cardinal requested a classically inspired work, or a Florentine humanist wanted to dazzle observers with his antiquarian interests, Filippino had the sensitivity to understand these diverse needs and express them with highly original solutions.

About the Author
Jonathan Nelson is Teaching Professor of Art History at Syracuse University, Florence. He is the leading specialist on Filippino Lippi, and his many books include Bad Reception: Negative Reactions to Italian Renaissance Art (2021).


Book Information
ISBN 9781789146011
Author Jonathan K. Nelson
Format Hardback
Page Count 248
Imprint Reaktion Books
Publisher Reaktion Books