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No Monk's Life For Fra Lippi Strokes Of Genius: The painter's talent and drive could not be confined.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
Byline: DOUG TSURUOKA
Fra Filippo Lippi tried his best to be a monk. But by the age of 8, he knew that the friar life wasn't for him.
What interested the orphan raised in a monastery in 15th century Florence was hiding in a corner and doodling endlessly on pieces of paper with bits of charcoal.
A prior who inspected Lippi's notebooks found them covered in caricatures.
The likenesses were so good that rather than punish the child for neglecting his studies, the prior let him learn to paint professionally. The priest's insight launched the career of a painter who became a shining star of the Italian Renaissance.
But the budding genius had trouble staying in the church's good graces.
He later caused a scandal by eloping with a nun. Fortunately, Lippi's talent had also drawn the notice of Florence's powerful Medici family. It used its influence to get the unruly teen released from his religious vows, though he kept the title "Fra" -- Italian for brother -- throughout his life.
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