Cappella Brancacci
Cappella Brancacci is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Poggio all'Aia stands 934 m to the north, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Giardino dell'Ardiglione, a park 0.1 miles away.
The story
The Brancacci Chapel (in Italian, "Cappella dei Brancacci") is a chapel in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, central Italy. It is sometimes called the "Sistine Chapel of the early Renaissance" for its painting cycle, among the most famous and influential of the period. Construction of the chapel was commissioned by Felice Brancacci and began in 1422. The paintings were executed over the years 1425 to 1427. Public access is currently gained via the neighbouring convent, designed by Brunelleschi. The patron of the pictorial decoration was Felice Brancacci, descendant of Pietro, who had served as the Florentine ambassador to Cairo until 1423. Upon his return to Florence, he hired Masolino da Panicale to paint his chapel. Masolino's associate, 21-year-old Masaccio, 18 years younger than Masolino, assisted, but during painting Masolino left to Hungary, where he was painter to the king, and the commission was given to Masaccio. By the time Masolino returned he was learning from his talented former student. However, Masaccio was called to Rome before he could finish the chapel, and died in Rome at the age of 27. Portions of the chapel were completed later by Filippino Lippi. During the Baroque period some of the paintings were seen as unfashionable and a tomb was placed in front of them.
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Dates from 1424.
Wikidata Q1996075, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Giardino dell'Ardiglione: 0.1 mi
- Piazza Torquato Tasso: 0.1 mi
- Giardino Torrigiani: 0.2 mi
- Giardino Corsi Annalena: 0.3 mi
- Giardino Henry Dunant: 0.3 mi
- Lediesis - Margherita Hac: 0.1 mi
- Lediesis - Sofia Loren: 0.2 mi
- Colonna di San Felice: 0.3 mi
- Carlo Goldoni: 0.3 mi
- Ercole che lotta con il leone: 0.3 mi
- Memoriale dell'Eccidio di Piazza Tasso: 0.2 mi
- Cosimo Ridolfi: 0.2 mi
- Monumento a Garibaldi: 0.4 mi
- Anfiteatro: 0.4 mi
- Benvenuto Cellini: 0.5 mi
- Piazzale Michelangelo: 1.1 mi
- Fonte Mezzina: 5.0 mi
- Fonte Pecchioli: 5.1 mi
- Fonte Giallina: 5.3 mi
- Fonte del Brecca: 6.0 mi
- Monte Cuccioli: 2.2 mi
- Montepiano: 3.3 mi
- Monterivecchi: 3.4 mi
- Monte Rinaldi: 3.6 mi
- Colle San Francesco: 3.6 mi
- Porta Romana: 0.5 mi
- Mercato del Porcellino: 0.6 mi
- Basilica di Santa Maria Novella: 0.6 mi
- Le Giubbe Rosse: 0.6 mi
- Caffè Concerto Paszkowski: 0.6 mi
- Giardino delle Camelie: 0.4 mi
- Botanica Superiore: 0.4 mi
- Giardino del Conte: 0.4 mi
- Orto di Giove: 0.5 mi
- Giardino di Madama: 0.5 mi
- Fontesanta: 7.5 mi
- Area Botanica "Quercia Mencola": 9.5 mi
- Fonte della Capra: 13.0 mi
- Macinaia: 16.7 mi
- Area attrezzata Poggio alla Risala: 17.2 mi
- Tonfo del Diavolo: 6.9 mi
- Pescaia Calvelli: 14.4 mi
- Cascata di Meriggioni: 16.9 mi
- Pisciolo di Macereto: 17.1 mi
- Pisciolo di Sant'Antonio: 17.5 mi
- Area naturale protetta di interesse locale Stagni di Focognano: 5.6 mi
- Habitat Isolation: 7.9 mi
- Poggio Fonte Massi: 15.3 mi
- Parco Naturale di Cavriglia: 18.5 mi
- Masso al Cane: 8.9 mi
- Balze di Cognorsi: 13.6 mi
- Palestra di arrampicata di Massanera: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Cappella Brancacci. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poggio all'Aia | N 356° | 934 m | 7.9 mi |
| Poggio Casaccia | N 358° | 921 m | 7.3 mi |
| Poggio Cornacchiaccia | N 357° | 892 m | 7.7 mi |
| Poggio Capannelle | N 0° | 839 m | 7.6 mi |
| Poggio Trini | N 1° | 764 m | 7.1 mi |
| Poggio al Giro | N 3° | 747 m | 5.9 mi |
| Monte Rotondo | N 360° | 705 m | 6.6 mi |
| Poggio Pratone | NE 48° | 702 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:20 | 17:49 | 18:27 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:17 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:54 | 16:41 |
Local time (Europe/Rome).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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