Masaccio, one of the most important Renaissance painters, lived on a street in the center of Florence that I am lucky enough to often walk by. I took photos this day when I noticed the sign that announced the location of Masaccio’s house, calling the artist “the poet of perspective.”

Inspired anew for his art, soon after this day I high-tailed it over to the basilica of Santa Maria Novella to feast my eyes on Masaccio’s early masterpiece, the Trinity, only to find–as is so often the case here in Italy–that the large fresco is under scaffolding and covering while it undergoes restoration. If I had a nickel….

But, I’ll add a photo of the fresco here for you: