MASACCIO (originally Tommaso Cassai)
Biography
The Distribution of Alms and the Death of Ananias
1426-27
Fresco, 230 x 162 cm
Cappella Brancacci, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence
The episode is taken from the account in the
Acts of the Apostles. Masaccio brings together the two two moments of the
story: Peter distributing the donations that have been presented to the
Apostles and the death of Ananias, whose body lies on the ground at his
feet. The scen takes place in a setting of great solemnity, and the classical
composition is constructed around opposing groups of character.
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