This week one artist
we finished discussing was Masaccio and we actually had the opportunity to
visit Brancacci
Chapel, which has ”The Tribute Money”
a fresco done by Masaccio. This artwork features the story of Peter, Virgin
Mary, Jesus, Botticelli and many more. My favorite fresco in the chapel was the
Baptism of the Neophytes. I loved
this fresco because it shows the purity and helplessness in a human being, and that
the people truly trusted Peter. Considering, I was baptized it reminded me the
amount of hope and trust you can put into someone.
I also admired the Expulsion from the Garden of Eden. This
fresco shows emotional
realism and its vivid colors and energy creates a dramatic image of Adam and
Eve. Nonetheless,
the pose of Eve is based on the Venus Pudica pose that constructed the
nude Aphrodite figures in the Late Classical period. While doing further
research on this piece I found out that three centuries after the fresco was
painted Cosimo III de' Medici ordered that fig leaves be added to conceal the
genitals of both Adam and Eve. In addition, the fig leafs were removed in the
1980s when the painting was fully restored and cleaned.
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