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![Plautilla Nelli, <em>The Last Supper</em>](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/NelliLastSupperThumb.jpg)
Plautilla Nelli, The Last Supper
A Dominican nun, Plautilla Nelli mirrors the environment of her convent’s refectory in The Last Supper.
![Masaccio, <em>Holy Trinity</em>](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/MasaccioGrid-570x350.jpg)
Masaccio, Holy Trinity
This painting blends deep piety with scientific observation. Both its architecture and figures were radically new.
![Alberti, Façade of Santa Maria Novella, Florence](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/smnovellaclose-copy-570x350.jpeg)
Alberti, Façade of Santa Maria Novella, Florence
Romanesque, Gothic, or ancient Greek? Whether you divide this façade by styles or squares, its stones come alive.
![Ghirlandaio, <em>Life of the Virgin</em>](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Ghirlandaio-The-Visitation-thumb-570x350.jpg)
Ghirlandaio, Life of the Virgin
Ghirlandaio writes a wealthy Florentine banking dynasty into the biblical narrative of this fresco cycle.