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Masaccio (UK: / m æ ˈ s æ tʃ i oʊ /, US: / m ə ˈ s ɑː tʃ i oʊ, m ə ˈ z ɑː tʃ (i) oʊ /, Italian: [maˈzattʃo]; December 21, 1401 – summer 1428), born Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone, was a Florentine artist who is regarded as the first great Italian painter of the Quattrocento period of the Italian Renaissance.
Masaccio was an important Florentine painter of the early Renaissance whose frescoes in the Brancacci Chapel of the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence (c. 1427) remained influential throughout the Renaissance. In the span of only six years, Masaccio radically transformed Florentine.
Masaccio has rightly been heralded as one of the most important figures in the history of Western painting, introducing the perspective and naturalism that would characterise the art of the Renaissance, and continue to dominate Western European art until the late 19 th century.
Masaccio (Italian: [maˈzattʃo]; December 21, 1401 – summer 1428), born Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone, was a Florentine artist who is regarded as the first great Italian painter of the Quattrocento period of the Italian Renaissance.
May 17, 2020 · Before there was Leonardo or Michelangelo, the 14th century painter Masaccio was paving the way for Italian Renaissance art with his realistic painting.
Mar 13, 2020 · Founder of the Early Renaissance and master of perspective, Masaccio was one of Florence’s most important artists. Read on to find out about his tragically short life and immortal legacy.
Apr 1, 2022 · Masaccio - First Italian Master of the Quattrocento. Florentine painter Tommaso Masaccio, known for his artworks such as Madonna and Child with St Anne (1425), is widely regarded as the very first authentic Renaissance artist.
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