Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence

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Santa Maria del Carmine is a church in Florence, on the south side of the Arno.

This church is unsightly from the outside and did not belong, until recently, the most famous sights of the city; this has been badly damaged in a fire in 1771, but the main chapel has been preserved: The Brancacci Chapel. In it, there is another important fresco cycles of the early Renaissance, of which there are several in Florence. This cycle was started in 1424 by Masolino, 1427 significantly expanded by Masaccio and Filippino Lippi completed by 1485. Been, again only opened to the public 1990 - This chapel is, after she had closed for years due to restoration work - funded by the Italian computer company Olivetti. On this occasion, in June 1990 a large Masaccio exhibition was opened at lively public interest. The restoration of the Masaccio frescoes is that of Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel comparable in Vatican City; the most important fresco The Tribute Money.