the Brancacci family
10 minutes
Diego Rivera used to paint frescoes (mural paintings).
The first artist to place his figures in a realistic landscape setting was Masaccio in the early 15th century, specifically with his frescoes in the Brancacci Chapel in Florence. Masaccio's use of perspective and naturalistic elements in his paintings revolutionized the way figures were portrayed in relation to their surroundings.
Masaccio did four paintings that revolutionized the Renaissance. The first of these was his "Sagra del Carmine," which was completed in 1425. The other three were "Trinity," also from 1425; a polyptych for S. Maria del Carmine in Pisa, from 1426; and the frescoes of the Brancacci Chapel in S. Maria del Carmine, Florence, from 1427.
A fresco is created by painting colored pigments (oil, traditionally) into wet plaster.
Tommaso Masaccio was born on December 21, 1401.
Tommaso Masaccio was born on December 21, 1401.
Saint Paul - Masaccio - was created in 1426.
There are no frescoes (murals) in the Pantheon in Rome. Its walls have a facing in marbles of different colours. You cannot paint on marble.
Minoan frescoes appear on the walls of homes and palaces, not tombs.
Minoan frescoes appear on the walls of homes and palaces, not tombs.