The Florentine artist filippino Lippi was the product of a scandalous 15th century love affair: his father, Filippo, an artist and Carmelite friar, was chaplain of Santa Margarita .
Outbid by Lord Duveen on the Foucquet portrait, Manhattan's Knoedler Galleries got a Study of San Sebastian by Filippino Lippi for $6,825.
Trained to make each stroke right the first time, men like Michelangelo, Filippino Lippi and Verrochio looked long and hard before translating their models' flesh into thin lines.
Lippi announces Italian squad Marcello Lippi has named his Italian squad for the forthcoming internationals against Montenegro and the Repulic of Ireland. The 61-year-old World Cup winning coach will come up against compatriot Giovanni Trappatoni when his Italian team hosts the Republic of Ireland in Bari on April 1.
June 28, 2013 - Irish Central
Lippi impressed by Trap Italy manager Marcello Lippi has praised compatriot Giovanni Trapattoni’s influence on the Republic of Ireland side. The two came head to head on April 1 in the World Cup qualifier in Bari, where Ireland recorded a creditable 1-1 draw against the world champions.
June 28, 2013 - Irish Central