Must-See
Brancacci Chapel
A small chapel across the river with Masaccio's frescoes, among them the Expulsion from Paradise, that changed painting.
- Open
- Check the website for opening days and hours
- Price
- Paid; booking advised
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- Piazza del Carmine 14, 50124 FlorenceDirections
- Getting There
- A 15-minute walk from the Ponte Vecchio, in the Oltrarno.
Why Go
Painted in the 1420s by Masaccio and Masolino, and finished by Filippino Lippi, the frescoes in the church of Santa Maria del Carmine brought weight and real emotion to painting. Young Michelangelo came to study them.
Visits are short and numbers are limited, so book ahead.
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