Filippo Lauri
Italian painter

Filippo Lauri

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Italian painter
A.K.A.
Philippe Lauri, Philippo Laura, Philippo Lauri, Filippo Laurie, P. Lauri, Filipo Lauri, Philip of Laura, Philipa Laura, Pilippo Laura, Filippo del Lauro, Phil. Laura, Filippo Lauro, Phillipi Laura, Filippo Laure, Filippo Laura, Phil. Lauri, Filippo di Lauro, Philippe Laur, P. Laura, Fillippo Laura, Phillippo Laura, Phillipo Lauri, Filippo Lawri, Filippo Lavoro, Phillipo Laura, P. Laur, Ph. Laura, Fillipo Laura, Phil Lauri, Philipo Lauri, Philipo Laura
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Birth:
25 August 1623(Rome, Province of Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Death:
12 December 1694(Rome, Province of Rome, Lazio, Italy)
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Filippo Lauri (25 August 1623 - 12 December 1694) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome.

Born and active in Rome, his story was featured in the biographies by Baldinucci. He first studied with his father, Balthasar Lauwers (a Flemish landscape painter (Italianized as Lauri), and then with his elder brother, Francesco Lauri. Afterwards, he worked under his brother-in-law, Angelo Caroselli. Filippo’s brother had been a pupil of Andrea Sacchi. In 1654 Lauri became a member of the Accademia di San Luca in Rome, and later became the Principe or director of the academy. He painted along with Filippo Gagliardi a canvas depiction of Celebrations for Christine of Sweden at Palazzo Barberini (now at Palazzo Braschi), which demonstrates the exubertant pagentry common in their time.

Filippo's father had emigrated from Antwerp, and was a pupil of Paul Bril. Francesco's oldest brother Francesco Lauri was also a painter and a pupil of Andrea Sacchi, who died young. Fillipo often painted small figures for the landscapes of Claude Lorraine. He was prolific. He employed many engravers.