The Life of Tommaso Masaccio Tommaso Masaccio known as a world-famous Renaissance painter; he had nothing but a successful career and a short but fulfilling life. Masaccio began as a young painter discovering what he wanted to do in life, developed artistic skills together with other artists and created many beautiful and famous paintings. Although Masaccio did not live long, his memory and his successful paintings are still admired today. Masaccio was born on December 21, 1401. His father Ser Giovanni di Mane and his mother Monna La Copa raised him. His brother Giovanni was also a painter and made several inept paintings. Masaccio was born in San Giovanni Valdarno and later moved to Florence, Italy, where he could have a better career in art. The Encyclopedia Britannica states that "Thomas himself received the nickname Masaccio (loosely translated as "Big Tom" or "Clumsy Tom") because of his absent-mindedness about worldly affairs, carelessness about his personal appearance, and other absent-minded but good-natured behavior . ” From this nickname however, he is now known to...