Mise au tombeau
Filippino Lippi·1480
Historical Context
Filippino Lippi, son of Fra Filippo Lippi and trained by Botticelli, developed into one of Florence's most innovative painters, known for his nervous energy and decorative complexity. This Mise au tombeau was created around 1480 and is now held at the Musée Thomas-Henry Filippino Lippi combined his father Fra Filippo Lippi's lyrical tendencies with Botticelli's influence, developing an elegant, sometimes restless style across his career Egg tempera on panel was the dominant technique of the per
Technical Analysis
Oil on panel with Filippino's characteristic restless energy and decorative elaboration. The work demonstrates the artistic qualities characteristic of Filippino Lippi's period.
