His Crucifixion of St. Peter has a foreshortened halo and two executioners looming into the foreground as Roman soldiers in the background avert their gaze. A wavy pattern reminiscent of Roman sarcophagi can be seen behind two small angels with lutes at the feet of the Virgin Mary in his Madonna with Child and Angels. Both of these works are part of his Pisa Altarpiece, as is his Adoration of the Magi that features indistinct mountains in the background, a technique known as aerial perspective. A red-clad cherub looms over the titular figures in his The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, while a more famous work is a synoptic sequence which depicts the titular object being extracted from the mouth of a fish. For 10 points, name this early I
His Crucifixion of St. Peter has a foreshortened halo and two executioners looming into the foreground as Roman soldiers in the background avert their gaze. A wavy pattern reminiscent of Roman sarcophagi can be seen behind two small angels with lutes at the feet of the Virgin Mary in his Madonna with Child and Angels. Both of these works are part of his Pisa Altarpiece, as is his Adoration of the Magi that features indistinct mountains in the background, a technique known as aerial perspective. A red-clad cherub looms over the titular figures in his The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, while a more famous work is a synoptic sequence which depicts the titular object being extracted from the mouth of a fish. For 10 points, name this early Italian painter of The Tribute Money, whose most famous work is the Trinity fresco.
His Crucifixion of St. Peter has a foreshortened halo and two executioners looming into the foreground as Roman soldiers in the background avert their gaze.
Masaccio [or Tommaso Cassai]