Santa Maria del Carmine (Brancacci Chapel)
Basilica di Santa Maria del Carmine – Cappella Brancacci
A Carmelite church in the Oltrarno district, where the Brancacci Chapel preserves Masaccio's frescoes that launched the Renaissance.
Santa Maria del Carmine is located in the Oltrarno district on the south bank of the Arno. The church itself is simple; its highlight is the Brancacci Chapel in the right transept. From 1424 to 1428, Masolino and Masaccio painted frescoes of the life of St Peter. Masaccio's The Tribute Money and The Expulsion from Paradise are celebrated for their perspective and sense of volume and are regarded as the beginning of Renaissance painting. Michelangelo once copied them as a young man. The rest was completed in the 1480s by Filippino Lippi. The chapel is ticketed separately (about €10), with timed group entry, and advance booking on the official website is required. It may close on certain days, such as Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so check the official site. It is about a 15-minute walk from the Ponte Vecchio, and can be visited together with the Basilica of Santo Spirito and Palazzo Pitti.
Opening hours
Chapel by timed-entry reservation only; closed on some weekdays (check the official website)
Nearby sights
- Oltrarno & Basilica of Santo Spirito
- Palazzo Pitti & Boboli Gardens
- Santa Maria Novella
- Ponte Vecchio
- Uffizi Gallery
- Piazza della Signoria
- Medici Chapels & Basilica of San Lorenzo
- Museo Galileo