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Which frescoes at Santa Maria del Carmine first introduced Fra Filippo Lippi to major Renaissance art?
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Fra Filippo Lippi
Madonna and Child, tempera on poplar panel by Fra Filippo Lippi, c. 1440; in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 79 Ć 51.1 cm.
Fra Filippo Lippiās first important contact with major Renaissance art occurred at the Brancacci Chapel within the monastery of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence. At that time, the chapel was being decorated with frescoes by the painter Masaccio, which were among the most influential works of the period.1