Artwork

Marsuppini Coronation

Marsuppini Coronation, by Filippo Lippi, tempera, 1444
Marsuppini Coronation, by Filippo Lippi, tempera, 1444

Marsuppini Coronation is a tempera painting by the Early Renaissance artist Filippo Lippi. It dates from 1444 and is held in the collection of the Vatican Museums.

About this work

Overview

The Marsuppini Coronation is a wooden panel painting depicting the Coronation of the Virgin, created by Italian Renaissance artist Filippo Lippi.

Subject & Meaning

The scene represents the Coronation of the Virgin, a traditional Christian subject.

History & Provenance

The painting was executed after 1444 and is now housed in the Pinacoteca Vaticana in Rome.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Filippo Lippi

Artist

Filippo Lippi

Filippo Lippi (c. 1406 – 8 October 1469), also known as Lippo Lippi, was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Quattrocento (fifteenth century) and a Carmelite priest. He was an early Renaissance master of a painting…

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