Chapel of Brancacci

chapel, Florence, Italy

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The Chapel of Brancacci is a chapel in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, Italy. It is renowned for its influential frescoes painted by Masaccio and Masolino around 1427. Masaccio, a key figure of the Early Renaissance, revolutionized Florentine painting with his work in this chapel.1

His frescoes, such as Tribute Money, are celebrated for their solid, anatomically convincing figures set in a clear, lit space. Masaccio's approach marked a departure from medieval art, presenting paintings as windows into the real world governed by natural laws of space, light, and perspective. This innovative style profoundly impacted subsequent generations of Western painters.21

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The Brancacci Chapel
Shortly after completing the Pisa Altarpiece, Masaccio began working on what was to be his masterpiece and what was to inspire future generations of artists: the frescoes of the Brancacci Chapel (c. 1423–27) in the Florentine Church of Santa Maria del Carmine. He…
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Shortly after completing the Pisa Altarpiece, Masaccio began working on what was to be his masterpiece and what was to inspire future generations of artists: the frescoes of the Brancacci Chapel (c. 1423–27) in the Florentine Church of Santa Maria del Carmine. He…
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