Today, we discussed Fifteenth-century Italian Art Part II. We began by talking about Massaccio and the Brancacci Chapel. Massaccio was very influential, and what he completed in just his 27 years of life was remarkable. Specifically, his Tribute Money painting showed a continuous narrative where Saint Peter was seen 3 times. In the image, we see a tax collector who asks Christ and the Apostles to pay tribute. A style used in this painting was Giornata, which is a day’s worth of painting. The story is presented with Christ telling Peter to find money in a fish’s mouth. It is also important to note that Christ is in the middle of the painting, so as a result, the continuous narrative is seen on the sides of the painting instead of reading it left to right. We then discussed the importance of color, warmer colors feel closer to us, and we can clearly see all the apostles wearing warm colors. And colder colors are more distant to us, as we can see in the background with the mountains. Additionally atmospheric perspective is at play here as the presence of atmosphere is seen in the mountains as they lose contrast and sharpness. We then dove into the expulsion of Adam and Eve in a “venus pudica” type which was the Roman copy of Greek Hellenistic originals. We see Adam is ashamed and covering his face. Eve is also seen in anguish and almost appears ugly and un appealing. I specifically found the Holy Trinity with the Virgin to be an interesting discussion as we see The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit resembled in iconography, which is the many ways you represent a scene. I also enjoyed our discussion on David by Donatello. This sculpture shows this little guy that has defeated a galiath. It is remarkable that someone with a nonheroic figure and very little armor has defeated such a beast. It is a symbol of Florence. We concluded the day by discussing the Battle of San Romano by Paolo Uccello. This unique work of art was so massive that it is split into three museums.