co ing ▁a ▁chap el ▁with ▁scenes ▁from ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁St . ▁Catherine ▁in ▁the ▁Bas il ica ▁di ▁San ▁Clement e . ▁It ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁confirmed ▁that ▁Mas ac cio ▁collabor ated ▁on ▁that ▁work , ▁even ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁he ▁contributed ▁to ▁Mas ol ino ' s ▁poly pty ch ▁for ▁the ▁alt ar ▁of ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁Mag giore ▁with ▁his ▁panel ▁port ray ing ▁St . ▁Jer ome ▁and ▁St . ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist , ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁of ▁London . ▁Mas ac cio ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 4 2 8 . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁legend , ▁he ▁was ▁poison ed ▁by ▁a ▁je alous ▁rival ▁painter . ▁ ▁Only ▁four ▁fres co es ▁und ou bt edly ▁from ▁Mas ac cio ' s ▁hand ▁still ▁exist ▁today , ▁although ▁many ▁other ▁works ▁have ▁been ▁at ▁least ▁partially ▁attributed ▁to ▁him . ▁O thers ▁are ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁destroyed . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Mas ac cio ▁prof ound ly ▁influenced ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁painting ▁and ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁begun ▁the ▁Early ▁Italian ▁Renaissance ▁in ▁painting . ▁According ▁to ▁Vas ari , ▁all ▁" most ▁celebrated " ▁Flor ent ine ▁" sc ulpt ors ▁and ▁pain ters " ▁studied ▁his ▁fres co es ▁extens ively ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁" learn ▁the ▁pre cept s ▁and ▁rules ▁for ▁painting ▁well ." ▁ ▁He ▁transformed ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Italian ▁painting , ▁moving ▁it ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁ideal izations ▁of ▁Goth ic