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Start of the Brancacci Chapel Fresco Project (1405)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1405

In 1405 Florentine merchant Felice Brancacci inherited patronage of the Brancacci Chapel in Santa Maria del Carmine from his uncle Pietro, establishi…

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  1. 1405Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence · FlorenceAfter his uncle Pietro Brancacci's death, Felice Brancacci obtained exclusive patronage rights (juspatronatus) over the Brancacci Chapel, with authority over its decoration and fresco subjects, marking the formal launch of the family's art project.
  2. 1405–1424Brancacci Chapel · FlorenceHaving secured patronage, the Brancacci family began planning fresco decoration centered on the life of Saint Peter. By the 1420s Masolino and Masaccio were commissioned to begin painting, innovating religious narrative painting with linear perspective and volumetric modeling.

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