The Foundation of Santa Maria Maggiore

Masolino da Panicale, 1423, Museo di Capodimonte

‘The Foundation of Santa Maria Maggiore’ is a work by Masolino da Panicale (1383–1447). It is dated 1423. It is part of the collection Museo di Capodimonte.

It is made of panel and tempera. It measures 144 × 76 cm. The work belongs to the genre religious art. The things depicted include Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Liberius, Esquiline Hill, and cardinal.