Santa Maria del Carmine

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Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, Italy, is a notable church renowned for its rich artistic heritage. It is particularly famous for the Brancacci Chapel, which houses an extraordinary series of frescoes by Masaccio and Masolino, later completed by Filippino Lippi. These frescoes are celebrated for their revolutionary use of perspective and realistic depiction of human figures, marking a significant development in Renaissance art. The church itself, founded in the 13th century, has undergone various renovations and restorations over the centuries, blending different architectural styles.

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