apart from the "adam and eve" scenes, which are the smallest of the pictures, the most famous is masaccio's picture of "the tribute money". this large picture is set partly against a background of mountains and a lake, and partly against the background of a town which is similar to florence. there are three scenes from the story. in the centre of the picture is a large group, jesus and his twelve disciples. a tax collector has come to ask for a payment, but none of the men have any money. jesus tells peter to go fishing in the lake. peter looks rather annoyed, wondering what good it will do. to the left, the small figure of peter is kneeling at the edge of the lake with a fish he has caught. inside the fish is a coin. to the right side of the picture, peter is shown giving the coin to the tax collector. he no longer looks argumentative. instead, he looks humble. masaccio has expertly shown the feelings of the characters, not only by their faces, but also through body language.