Casa di Massaccio
Massaccio's (1401-1428) most famous work is the Brancacci Chapel. Fun facts from Wikipedia: "Masaccio's application of scientific perspective, unified lighting, use of chiaroscuro and skill in rendering the figures naturalistically established new traditions in Renaissance Florence that some scholars credit with helping to found the new Renaissance style. The young Michelangelo was one of the many artists who received his artistic training by copying Masaccio's work in the chapel. The chapel was also the site of an assault on Michelangelo by rival sculptor Pietro Torrigano, who resented Michelangelo's critical remarks about his draughtsmanship. He punched the artist so severely that he 'crushed his nose like a biscuit' (according to Benvenuto Cellini), which deformed Michelangelo's face into that of a boxer's."
It's easy to miss as the entrance is right next to one of the most nondescript churches in town, Santa Maria del Carmine.
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