His fresco Reform of the Carmelite Rule in Forte di Belvedere, Florence echoes Masaccio's style in its use of imposing three-dimensional human figures.
His fresco Reform of the Carmelite Rule in Forte di Belvedere, Florence echoes Masaccio's style in its use of imposing three-dimensional human figures. One of his most famous works shows two angels, one grinning at the viewer, supporting the baby Jesus before the Virgin. His pious Madonnas are frequently appealingly pretty, and pretty women were a sufficient part of his life that until 1461 he refused to marry because he was getting all he wanted as a Carmelite monk. For 10 points, name this painter of a fresco series depicting the lives of Saint Stephen and John the Baptist.
His fresco Reform of the Carmelite Rule in Forte di Belvedere, Florence echoes Masaccio's style in its use of imposing three-dimensional human figures.
Fra Filippo {Lippi}