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Lippo Vanni

active c. 1340-1375 - 14th century - Trecento - Sienese School

Lippo Vanni was a 14th-century Italian painter and miniaturist from Siena. He began creating miniatures for the city's Santa Maria della Scala in 1344 and officially joined the painters' guild in 1355. Notably, in 1352, he painted the Coronation of the Virgin for the Biccherna, which served as the Sienese Ministry of Finance.

The Fondazione Federico Zeri provides the most comprehensive database available for Italian art of this era and from this master. The Federico Zeri Catalogue lists 22 unique works (see list 🔗) under Lippo Vanni.

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Photo credits

  1. Lippo Vanni: Madonna and Child enthroned with Saint Nicholas, Saint Mary Magdalene and two angels, c. 1370, Wikimedia commons, Public domain

  2. Lippo Vanni: Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saint John the Evangelist and a Clerical Donor, c. 1350-1360 , Wikimedia commons, Public domain

  3. Lippo Vanni: Il Redentore benedicente, c. 1317, Wikimedia commons, Public domain