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'''Stories from the Life of St. Stephen ''' (1452-1465) is a cycle of paintings by [[Filippo Lippi]].
[[File:Stephen Stories Lippi.jpg]]
 
 
'''Stories from the Life of St. Stephen ''' (1452-1465) is a cycle of paintings by [[Filippo Lippi]], at Cappella Maggiore, Duomo, Prato, Italy
 
*[http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storie_di_santo_Stefano_e_san_Giovanni_Battista Wikipedia.it]
 
The Life of St. Stephen is illustrated in four episodes, painted between 1452 and 1466:


==Abstract==
The Life of St. Stephen is illustrated in four episodes:
*1. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Wga_filippo_lippi_st_stephen_is_born_01.jpg Birth of Stephen]  
*1. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Wga_filippo_lippi_st_stephen_is_born_01.jpg Birth of Stephen]  
*2. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Lippi%2C_disputa_nella_sinagoga.jpg Preaching of Stephen]  
*2. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Lippi%2C_disputa_nella_sinagoga.jpg Preaching of Stephen]  
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*4. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Lippi%2C_funerali_di_santo_stefano_01.jpg Funeral of Stephen]  
*4. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Lippi%2C_funerali_di_santo_stefano_01.jpg Funeral of Stephen]  


==History and current location==
On the opposite wall Lippi painted four parallel [[Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1465 Lippi), art]].
Lippi painted the four stories from the life of Stephen between 1452 and 1465, for the Cappella Maggiore of the Duomo of Prato [Italy], where they are still located. On the opposite wall Lippi painted four parallel [[Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1465 Lippi), art]].


==External links==
*[http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storie_di_santo_Stefano_e_san_Giovanni_Battista Wikipedia.it]
   
   
[[Category:1465|*Lippi]]
[[Category:1465|*Lippi]]

Revision as of 11:12, 30 December 2013

Stephen Stories Lippi.jpg


Stories from the Life of St. Stephen (1452-1465) is a cycle of paintings by Filippo Lippi, at Cappella Maggiore, Duomo, Prato, Italy

The Life of St. Stephen is illustrated in four episodes, painted between 1452 and 1466:

On the opposite wall Lippi painted four parallel Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1465 Lippi), art.