The Tribute Money

Masaccio1425Fresco

ArtistMasaccio

Year1425

MediumFresco

LocationBrancacci Chapel, Florence

About The Tribute Money

A revolutionary painting using linear perspective, a technique barely a decade old. Shows the same apostle Peter in three moments of the same story. The light source matches the actual chapel window. Masaccio died at 26, having changed painting forever.

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