Filippo Lippi

Filippo Lippi was born around 1406 and took orders as a Carmelite priest, though the cloister proved a poor fit for his temperament. He became an early Renaissance master who ran a prolific painting workshop in Quattrocento Italy, training a generation that included Sandro Botticelli and Francesco di Pesello. His son Filippino also learned under him and worked alongside him in later years. Lippi died on 8 October 1469, leaving behind pupils who carried his techniques into the next wave of Florentine art.