Santa Maria del Carmine is a

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church in Pisa, Italy known for its altarpiece.

History

The church was originally built for the Carmelite order in 1325-1328. By 1425, it was decorated with a famed, now dispersed, polyptych by Masaccio. Only one panel of the altarpiece remains in Pisa in the National Museum of San Matteo. The altarpiece for the Chapel of St. Julian is by Masaccio, assisted by Andrea di Giusto, who painted the

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and assisted with the central panel, "Madonna and Child with Angels". The church underwent many reconstructions across the centuries. Both the church and the adjoining monastery underwent extensive transformations between the second half of the 16th century and 1612, when it was newly consecrated."Chiesa di S. Maria del Carmine", Turismo Pisa
/ref> The present simple façade was designed by

Alessandro Gherardesca Alessandro Gherardesca (1771 - 18 January 1852) was an Italian architect and engineer, active in his native Pisa and Livorno. He was born in Pisa to a family of musicians, but elected to work mainly in architectural refurbishments, mostly in sty ...

, in the 1830s. The interior has an organ by Andrea Ravani made in 1613, and altars with painting by Baccio Lomi,

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, Francesco Curradi, and Andrea Boscoli. Since April 2021 the building is closed for an extensive restoration campaign. It is scheduled to reopen in 2022.

Works of Masaccio formerly at Santa Maria del Carmine

*'' Madonna and Child Enthroned'', now in

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. *''

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'', now in

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in Naples. *''

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'', now in

Museo Nazionale di San Matteo The National Museum of San Matteo in Pisa (''Museo Nazionale di San Matteo'') displays works from historic ecclesiastical buildings in the city and Province of Pisa. Collections The works span from early Medieval period to the 16th century. The co ...

of Pisa. *''St. Andrew'', now in

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. *''St. Augustine'', now in the

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of Berlin. *''St. Jerome'', now in the

of Berlin. * Two ''Carmelite Saints'', now in the

of Berlin *''Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist'' and ''Crucifixion of St Peter'', now in the

of Berlin. *''Stories of St. Julian and St. Nicholas'', now in the

of Berlin. *''Adoration of the Magi'', now in the

of Berlin. File:Masaccio, san paolo, pisa.jpg, San Paolo, National Museum of San Matteo, Pisa File:Masaccio. Madonna and Child. 1426. National Gallery, London.jpg, ''Madonna and Child with Angels'', National Gallery, London File:Masaccio, polittico di pisa, sant'andrea, malibu, 51x31 cm.jpg, Sant'Andrea, Getty Museum File:Masaccio 001.jpg, Adoration of the Magi'', Staatliche Museen

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* * {{Authority control Maria Del Carmine Roman Catholic churches completed in 1835 Churches completed in 1328 14th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy

History

Works of Masaccio formerly at Santa Maria del Carmine

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