vasari writes that masaccio was not very famous in his own time. in 1440 his body was brought home to florence and buried at santa maria del carmine but no monument was put up in his honour. shortly afterwards people began to honour him as a painter. michelangelo and many other painters and sculptors went to the "brancacci chapel" to study masaccio's paintings. his influence can be seen in the paintings of fra angelico, piero della francesca, ghirlandaio and particularly michelangelo.