MASACCIO and the Brancacci Chapel

Florence: Scala Group, 1990. Layout: Daniele Casalino. Contents: 1). The San Giovenale Triptych. 2). The sagra. 3). The Madonna and Child with Anne. 4). The Brancacci Chapel. 5). The Pisa polyptych. 6). The agony and the garden. 7). The Madonna and Child. 8). The story of St Julian. 9). The trinity. 10). The Berlin tondo. 11). The Santa Maria Maggiore polyptych. 12). Bibliography. 82 full colour illustrations. Masaccio (1401- 1428), born Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone, was the first great painter of the Quattrocento period of the Italian Renaissance. According to Vasari, Masaccio was the best painter of his generation because of his skill at recreating lifelike figures and movements as well as a convincing sense of three-dimensionality. 79 + (1) pag.. 1st edition. Paperback. Good condition/Cover in color. 28cmx21cm.