We visited the Brancacci Chapel in 2011 and 2013, and my posts then,
http://roadeveron.blogspot.com/2011/06/brancacci-chapel.html and
http://roadeveron.blogspot.com/2013/10/brancacci-chapel-2013-and-uffizi.html, convey most of the story. Especially, 2011. As in the previous post, I'll just do a few new/improved items and assume you'll look at 2011 and 2013 for the whole story.
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| It's all part of the Santa Maria del Carmine complex |
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| Inside the great old church, Baroquen in the 17th century |
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| Some wonderful trompe loeil high up |
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| Pano of the great chapel frescoes, 15th |
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| Masaccio |
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| Masolino |
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| Masolino, Massacio, Brunelleschi (ignore the guy looking at you) |
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| First meeting of Jocks for Jesus |
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Maslino left for a gig in Hungary, Masaccio died very young, and it was left,
years later, to Filippino Lippi to finish the chapel; Filippino was the son of
Filippo Lippi, Botticelli's teacher, and Botticelli took on Filoppino as a student;
looking at you is Filoppino's portrait of his teacher |
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The chapel and its historic work cause you to forget it's all part of a functioning
church, just a side-chapel... |
1 comment:
It is always interesting to see these fabulous places and know that ordinary people attend services here every week.
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