Envoy: Masaccio ''The Expulsion Of Adam and Eve from Eden'' (1426-28) fresco in Florence, before and after restoration. The fig leaves were added three centuries after the original fresco was painted, probably at the request of Cosimo III de' Medici

2007-08-10T11:43:14Z

Masaccio ''The Expulsion Of Adam and Eve from Eden'' (1426-28) fresco in Florence, before and after restoration. The fig leaves were added three centuries after the original fresco was painted, probably at the request of Cosimo III de' Medici

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[[Masaccio]] ''The Expulsion Of Adam and Eve from Eden'' (1426-28) fresco in [[Florence]], before and after restoration.

The fig leaves were added three centuries after the original fresco was painted, probably at the request of [[Cosimo III de' Medici]] in the late 17th century, who saw nudity as disgusting. During restoration in the [[1980s]] the fig leaves were removed along with centuries of grime to restore the fresco to its original condition.

Source1: http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/masaccio/brancacc/expulsio/old_expu.html <br>
Source2: http://www.abcgallery.com/M/masaccio/masaccio1.html <br>

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Envoy: Masaccio ''The Expulsion Of Adam and Eve from Eden'' (1426-28) fresco in Florence, before and after restoration. The fig leaves were added three centuries after the original fresco was painted, probably at the request of Cosimo III de' Medici