Filippino Lippi, detail -- "Peter and Paul before the proconsul", 1485, Carmelite Church, Florence

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Using religious subjects as a pretext, Lippi depicted contemporary figures.

Filippino Lippi was the son of Filippo Lippi, a monk.

Filippino was a pupil of Botticelli.

Filippino inherited Filippo's talent as a colorist, and acquired Botticelli's virtuosity of line.

His popularity shows how well he interpreted one of the traits of his day: a refinement bordering on the precious.