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    Virgin Masaccio

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    1. "Trinity with the Virgin, St. John the Evangelist, and Donors" was created by Masaccio from 1425 to 1428. It's located in the church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence. It is a fresco that measures 21' X 10'5" Masaccio was considered the first great Italian painter of the Quattrocentro period during the Italian Renaissance. His full name was Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone and he was born December 21, 1401 in San Giovanni Valdarno in Florence. His parents were Giovanni di Simone Cassai and

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    January 2014 Masaccio 's The Tribute Money " The artist who epitomizes the innovative spirit of early-15th-century Florentine painting was Tommaso di ser Giovanni di Mone Cassai, known as Masaccio" (Kleiner 241). The name meant clumsy Tom or hulking Tom. Masaccio 's mother Mona Jacopa di Martinozzo gave birth to him at the Castel San Giovanni, the modern San Giovanni Valdarno on December 21, 1401. Which happens to be located in the upper Arno Vally about 30 miles from Florence. Masaccio 's father was

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    The Life of Tommaso Masaccio Tommaso Masaccio known as a world famous renaissance painter; had nothing but a successful career and a short, but fulfilling life. Masaccio started out as a young painter finding out what he wanted to do in life, he developed artistic skills along with other artists, and he created many beautiful and famous paintings. Even though Masaccio did not live for very long, his memory and successful paintings are still admired today. Masaccio was born on December 21,

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    Masaccio was a Florentine artist who is known to be the first great Italian painter of the of the fifteenth century which was a major period of the Early Renaissance. Masaccio was known as an exceptional painter based on his artistic skills. Some of these skills include being able to accurately replicate nature, representing lifelike figures and movements, as well as creating a sense of three dimensionality in his art pieces. Originally, International Gothic was his style, however he moved away from

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    in the Work of Masaccio The Italian Renaissance was one of the most productive periods in the history of art, with large numbers of outstanding masters to be found in many centres and in all the major fields painting, sculpture, and architecture. In Florence, in the first half of the fifteenth century, there were great innovators in all these fields, whose work marked a beginning of a new era in the history of art. These innovators included Masaccio in painting, It was Masaccio (1401-28) who, in

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    Perspective plays an important role in understanding Masaccio’s frescos. Masaccio was born in 1401 and died unfortunately young in 1428. His full birth name is Tommasio di Ser Giovanni de Simone. He made a great contribution to Italian and Florentine art during the Quattrocento period of the Italian Renaissance. He worked alongside Filippo Brunelleschi an Italian architect and engineer. Together they created the idea of linear perspective with the influence of earlier artists such as Lorenzetti

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    Simone, also known as Masaccio called The Holy Trinity which was created during the Renaissance period. Masaccio’s childhood, adolescent and adult years had a major influence on his art, and he also ultimately tried to convert people that had lost faith in the Church during the catastrophes such as the 14th century crisis that occurred prior to Masaccio’s birth (Thesis). Masaccio’s childhood and teenage years had a very big impact on how he viewed the world and the church. Masaccio was born on December

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    Masaccio's The Trinity

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    popularity among society but is very renowned in the historical sense. One of the reason for this is because the painter, Masaccio, died just shortly after he painted the painting and could not make himself become more popular. But, this painting is no less a masterpiece. The Trinity was created using Fresco, where the painting is done very quickly on drying wet plaster. Masaccio painted so that not only did the paint become very hard to corrode but appear to visualize a space beyond the wall it was

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    One of the great achievements of the Italian Renaissance is the application perspective, which is the product of the combination of science and art.The early perspective is invented by the early Renaissance painter.Perspective enabling artists to scientific accuracy in the reproduction of a two-dimensional surface having a three-dimensional space and figures. Art is not a simple art activity but a scientific activity. An artists use of perspective can create a realistic effect represented (Bouleau

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    The Renaissance, a period of cultural and artistic change in Europe from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century often known as the Age of Humanism, began in Italy where the culture was surrounded by the remnants of a once glorious empire. The Italians rediscovered art, architecture, writings, philosophy, of ancient Romans and Greeks, and began to realize the relics as a golden age in which it inspired their society at that period of time. Artists were granted with greater flexibility in what

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