I was not able to take pictures in the chapel, but I took some images from the internet to show what Joanna and I saw in person this past Wednesday in our history class. The images you see below are just some of the frescoes in the chapel's altar, all of which were painted in the 15th century.
Masaccio and Masolino are the painters who created the chapel's frescoes. Masaccio was only in his mid-20s when he painted for the church and was so talented that Pope Martin V sent for him to come paint in Rome. A short while later he died in Rome after being poisoned in 1428.
"Expulsion from the Garden of Eden" Masaccio
"Raising the Son of Theophilus and St. Peter Enthroned" Masaccio and Masolino
"The Payment of Tribute Money" 1425 Masaccio
Story: St. Peter has to pay the tax collector, but doesn't have the money so Jesus tells Peter to go to the river and a fish will have the exact amount of money he needs.
Jesus loves his magic tricks.
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