Lippo d'Andrea di Lippo (1370/1371 - before 1451) was a Florentine painter, formerly known as Pseudo-Ambrogio di Baldese. In 1411, Lippo d'Andrea di Lippo joined the Compagnia di San Luca. That same year he was commissioned, along with

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, Ambrogio di Baldese, and Alvaro di Pietro, to paint frescoes on the facade of the Palazzo del Ceppo in

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. His name has also been connected, although without any documentary proof, to the frescoes in the Nerli Chapel at

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; the appearance in 1402 of the name 'Lippo' has led to speculations that the creator of the frescoes was indeed Lippo d'Andrea. The other surviving reference to his name comes in 1435-36. That year, Lippo d'Andrea was a member of the group, which included Bicci di Lorenzo, Giovanni dal Ponte, and Rossello di Jacopo Franchi, that was given the task of painting frescoes of the apostles in the tribune chapels of Florence cathedral to celebrate the consecration of the newly built dome by Pope Eugene IV.

References

Linda Pisani, Pittura tardogotica a Firenze negli anni trenta del Quattrocento: il caso dello Pseudo-Ambrogio di Baldese, in "Mitteilungen des Kunsthistorischen Institutes in Florenz", 45, 1/2 (2001),pp. 1–36,

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1370 births Year of birth uncertain 15th-century deaths Year of death unknown Quattrocento painters 14th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 15th-century Italian painters Painters from Florence {{Italy-painter-14thC-stub