Founding of S. Maria Maggiore 1420s

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The "Founding of S. Maria Maggiore" is a significant fresco created by the Italian Renaissance painter Tommaso Masolino da Panicale in the 1420s. Masolino, a prominent figure in the early Renaissance, is known for his contributions to the development of perspective and his delicate, graceful style. This particular fresco is part of a larger cycle of works that Masolino executed in the Church of San Clemente in Rome, which depict various religious and historical scenes.

The fresco illustrates the legendary founding of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, one of the city's major churches and a key site of Marian devotion. According to tradition, the basilica was founded following a miraculous event in 352 AD, when the Virgin Mary appeared in a dream to Pope Liberius and a Roman patrician named John, instructing them to build a church on the Esquiline Hill where snow would fall the next day. Despite it being the height of summer, snow did indeed fall on the designated spot, and the basilica was constructed there.

Masolino's depiction of this event captures the moment with a blend of narrative clarity and artistic elegance. The fresco is notable for its use of perspective, a relatively new technique at the time, which Masolino employs to create a sense of depth and spatial coherence. The figures in the fresco are rendered with a gentle, almost ethereal quality, characteristic of Masolino's style, which contrasts with the more robust and dynamic figures of his contemporaries like Masaccio.

The "Founding of S. Maria Maggiore" fresco not only serves as a visual retelling of a foundational legend of one of Rome's most important churches but also exemplifies the transitional period in art history where Gothic sensibilities began to give way to the innovations of the Renaissance. Through this work, Masolino contributes to the rich tapestry of religious and cultural history, immortalizing a moment of divine intervention and human faith in the medium of fresco.

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