Brancacci Chapel in Florence

An angel wielding a sword chases Adam and Eve in order to expel them from the Eden. Adam covers his face with his hand, he cries and tries to hide himself because of the shame. Eve has the look disfigured by the pain, her face is visible because hers arms are busy covering her breast.
It’s an harrowing scene, this fresco is considered one of the highest point of art history and it is painted on the vaulted ceiling of the Brancacci Chapel in Florence, in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine. Masolino and Masaccio, young and old, theacher and pupil, frescoed this chapel together, which was commissioned by Felice Brancacci. It isn’t easy to recognize the frescoes made by Masolino from the ones made by Masaccio and vice-versa. Brancacci obliged the two to work on the same walls to reduce the style differences at the minimum.
It is a pictorial path that surprises everyone, believers or not.

When: Everyday from 10 am to 5 pm Public holiday from 1 pm to 5 pm.
Tickets: 4 €
Where: Church of Santa Maria del Carmine
Attention: Reservation is required! Call from 9 am to 6 pm at: (0039)055 – 276.8224 or (0039) 055 – 276.8558.