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Brancacci Chapel

The Brancacci Chapel is at the end of the right transept of the church of Santa Maria del Carmine, in Florence's Oltrarno district, and is reached through the adjoining convent designed by Brunelleschi. Inside, the walls are organised in two horizontal levels of frescoes telling episodes from the life of Saint Peter, framed by painted pilasters and cornices. Visitors can see scenes such as The Tribute Money, The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Earthly Paradise, Saint Peter Healing the Sick with His Shadow or The Raising of Theophilus' Son, created by Masaccio, Masolino and Filippino Lippi between the 15th and 16th centuries. The cycle, which begins with the Original Sin and the Expulsion as its premise, is completed with scenes such as Saint Peter Preaching, the Baptism of the Neophytes or the Liberation of Saint Peter from Prison.

Things to do at Brancacci Chapel: 9 missions

• Take in Masaccio's Baptism of the NeophytesLook at this scene in the chapel painted by Masaccio.
• Look at St Peter Healing the Sick with His ShadowAdmire the scene by Masaccio in the centre of the chapel's lower wall.
• Look at Masaccio's Expulsion of Adam and Eve from ParadiseAdmire this fresco by Masaccio on the upper part of the chapel's left wall.
• Look at Filippino Lippi's St Peter in Prison Visited by St PaulAdmire this scene in the chapel painted by Filippino Lippi.
• See Masolino's Preaching of St PeterAdmire this scene in the chapel painted by Masolino.
• Take in The Payment of the Tribute on the upper left wallLook at this scene, considered the most famous in the chapel, with a narrative in three parts.
• Take in Masolino's Adam and Eve in the Earthly ParadiseLook at this scene in the chapel painted by Masolino, also known as the Temptation of Adam.
• See the Raising of Tabitha on the right-hand wallAdmire this scene on the right-hand side of the right wall, next to the Healing of the Cripple.
• Take in Saint Peter PreachingLook at Masolino's work in the upper part of the chapel's left wall.

Near Brancacci Chapel

Source: museicivicifiorentini.comune.fi.it