Florence, St. Maria del Carmine, Brancacci Chapel: Interior

Notes:

The frescoes, carried out by Masolino and Masaccio in the 1420s and completed by Filippino Lippi c. 1481--5, mark a watershed in the history of European art. Originally there were figures of the Four Evangelists (destr.) in the vault (attributed by Vasari to Masolino), scenes of the Temptation of Adam and Eve and the Expulsion from Paradise (by Masolino and Masaccio respectively) on the lateral walls of the entrance and 17 episodes from the Life of St Peter (by Masolino and Masaccio, later added to by Filippino Lippi) in 12 separate picture fields on the lateral and back walls (the back wall is divided by a biforate Gothic window).
after cleaning (1982-1988)

Topics:

Painting -- Italy -- 15th century -- (YVRC)

Accession Number:

246909

Genre:

paintings: frescoes (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Paintings & Drawings

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

R: B: Berti, Chiesa, St. Maria del Carmine, Florence 1992

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 10844

OID:

309238

PID:

digcoll:2222725