Fragment of the Crucifixion of St. Peter, 1424 (fresco)

Fragment of the Crucifixion of St. Peter (Frammento della Crocifissione di san Pietro), by Masaccio, 1424-1428, 15th Century, fresco Detail. Fragmnet of a fresco set in the wall behind the altar, under the window, in which can be glimpsed a crouched figure with a country landscape on the background; the fragment is defined, on the right side, by a decorative strip with phytomorphic elements in which is inserted a tondo with the head of a young man on a dark blue background; the youth, who wears a round, red headgear from which come out his blond hair, loks far away with a serious expression, his mouth closed Masaccio Brancacci Chapel