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Expulsion from the Garden of Eden

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Expulsion from the Garden of Eden is a fresco by the Italian Early Renaissance artist Masaccio, painted around 1425 as part of a fresco cycle on the walls of the Brancacci Chapel in the church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, alongside works by Masolino and others. It depicts the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden as told in the Book of Genesis, chapter 3, with some differences from the biblical account. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Medium
Fresco 1
Location
Brancacci Chapel, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence 1
Commissioned By
Felice Brancacci 1
Partially Attested
Year Created
1425 1
Source says painted around 1425 as part of the Brancacci Chapel cycle; Wikidata inception gives 1424
Classification
Genre
Painting 1
Sources
1. Expulsion from the Garden of Eden (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction, sentence 2 (date clause)
    painted around 1425
  • Introduction, sentence 1
    is a fresco
  • Introduction, sentence 2 (place clause)
    on the walls of the Brancacci Chapel in the church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence
  • Wikidata claim P88 (commissioned by)
    Felice Brancacci
  • Genre reference
    Expulsion from the Garden of Eden is a fresco by the Italian Early Renaissance artist Masaccio, painted around 1425 as part of a fresco cycle on the walls of the Brancacci Chapel in the church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, alongside works by Masolino and others.
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