In today’s class, we discussed the artist Masaccio. He was an Italian painter from the early Renaissance. He was born in 1401 and died in 1428 due to malaria. He was an influential artist because of how young he was when he created such magnificent pieces of art. One of his more famous pieces was “Tribute Money,” a scene made in 1425. This fresco painting is located in the Brancacci Chapel of the Santa Maria del Carmine church in Florence. Masaccio illustrates many diffrent scenes in the painting including St. Peter being painted 4 separate times. The painting tells a story of tax collectors approaching Peter and asking Christ if he pays the tax. In the left of the painting, Masaccio draws St. Peter catching a fish and opening its mouth to find the coin to pay the tax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Masaccio’s painting, he uses techniques similar to Giotto’s. The bright colors of the people make them stand out with the dull background while also incorporating highlights and warm colors to feel the depth of the painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A lot of Masaccio’s paintings portray different scenes. In his artwork of “The Holy Trinity with the Virgin, St. John, and Donors,” it is a trinity. This artwork represents the father, son, and holy spirit, which symbolize the Christian concept of god. Mosaccio was one of a few who incorporated a vanishing point into his artworks, and in this painting, he placed it at the eye level of the viewer, which helps with the realistic depiction of space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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