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Jeffrey Ruda's work, first published in 1993, embodies the first ever full-scale and in-depth study of Fra Fillipo Lippi (c.1406-69) to be published for many years, and provides a fundamental reassessment of his intriguing life and momentous work. It furthermore attempts with sensitivity to define the nature of Lippi's unique prominence as a portrayer of the subtleties of human feeling, and to identify his achievement in the broader social and historical context of the world of art during the early Renaissance. Ruda's landmark survey is an invaluable reference work, with full historical analysis, a complete catalogue raisonne, beautiful colour plates, and fascinating narrative text.

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'This scholarly book, with its many fine illustrations, restores Fra Filippo Lippi to a position of pre-eminence among his peers.' (Art Review)

This scholarly book, with its many fine illustrations, restores Fra Filippo Lippi to a position of pre-eminence among his peers. -Art Review

This magnificent tome is an essential work for the Renaissance enthusiast. A glorious monograph (with an entire catalogue of all Lippi's work), as well as an analysis of his place in art history and an attempt to solve the questions raised by his pictures, this is the most exhaustive scholarly study on Fra Filippo to have been published. He is often portrayed as a debauched monk, too worldly for a contemplative life, who seduced a nun who became the mother of his son Filippino, while he received bigger and grander commissions. Ruda challenges the conventional view with an enlightening approach to a well-loved artist. (Kirkus UK)

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Jeffrey Ruda is Associate Professor of Art History at the University of California, Davis.

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