carmille

Updated: June 15, 2025

Strangely enough, his first work was to paint the walls of the Carmille Chapel that same chapel where Filippo and Diamante had learned their lessons, and had gazed with such awe and reverence on Masaccio's work. The great painter, Ugly Tom, was dead, and there were still parts of the chapel unfinished, so Filippino was invited to fill the empty spaces with his work.

Amy Steedman - Knights of Art; stories of the Italian painters