FIGURE 4.38 Filippino Lippi, Saint Philip Driving the Dragon from the...

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Description: St. Philip Banishes the Dragon

TitleSt. Philip Banishes the Dragon

Creator nameLippi, Filippino

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1493

Object typePainting

MaterialsFresco

DimensionsUnknown

LocationStrozzi Chapel, Santa Maria Novella, Florence

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsSaints in artArt, Renaissance--Classical influencesMural painting and decoration, Renaissance--Italy

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