Masaccio

American  

[mah-saht-chaw, muh-sah-chee-oh] / mɑˈsɑt tʃɔ, məˈsɑ tʃiˌoʊ /

noun

1. Tommaso Guidi, 1401–28?, Italian painter.

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Masaccio British  

/ maˈzattʃo /

noun

1. original name Tommaso Guidi. 1401–28, Florentine painter. He was the first to apply to painting the laws of perspective discovered by Brunelleschi. His chief work is the frescoes in the Brancacci chapel in the church of Sta. Maria del Carmine, Florence

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Masaccio

The use of linear perspective had been a “secret” known to the ancient Greeks and Romans but lost and then “rediscovered” by the Florentine architect Filippo Brunelleschi, whose drawings inspired Masaccio.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Brunelleschi, Ghiberti, Masaccio and Leon Battista Alberti were establishing the rules of perspective.

From Washington Post ● May 12, 2022

Touring Florence with McCarthy’s book at this moment, when the world is opening up, sent me through the city with the world’s most opinionated guide, perfect for this Donatello moment, this Masaccio moment.

From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2022

It reproduces a shivering man depicted in a fresco, "Baptism of the Neophytes", by Masaccio.

From Reuters ● Apr. 5, 2022

Here is the difference between Brunelleschi’s studies and Masaccio’s painting: Brunelleschi was representing reality; Masaccio is representing an imaginary space.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton