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Brancacci Chapel in Florence



Expulsion of Adam and Eve - Masaccio
Built prior to 1386 at the end of the right wing of the church, the Brancacci Chapel owes its -well-deserved fame to its cycle of frescoes painted on the three walls at various stages by Masolino, Masaccio and Filippino Lippi. Though it was initially commissioned to Masolino around 1425 by Felice Brancacci, the Florentine Ambassador in Egypt, the work also benefited from the collaboration of the young Masaccio, who carried on his own for a long period. The frescoes were not completed, perhaps because of Masaccio`s departure for Rome (where he would die in 1428), until sixty years later between 1481 and 1485 by Filippino Lippi. The frescoed scenes, representing some episodes of the Life of St. Peter and the Original Sin, clearly show the divergent style of the three artists. The delicate and elegant figures of Masolino, typical of a late Gothic culture are clearly in contrast with the vigorous figures of Masaccio, designed with the use of perspective and characterised by such a severe realism that they are considered some of the most significant examples of early Florentine Renaissance painting (the Expulsion of Adam and Eve and the Payment of the Tribute Money, on the left wall are perhaps the most emblematic examples). Filippino Lippi`s contribution, visible mainly on the right wall, appears to substantially counterbalance the depth of the scenes frescoed by Masaccio. The recent restoration work has returned the original colours to the frescoes that had been badly damaged by the passing of the years and blackened by the smoke of a fire that had broken out in 1771, devastating the church ..... from Museums and Galleries of Florence and surroundings ( Apt - Florence )







 

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