▁to ▁see ▁the ▁older ▁artist ▁as ▁the ▁cont rolling ▁figure ▁in ▁this ▁commission . ▁ ▁Mas ol ino ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁painted ▁the ▁figure ▁of ▁St . ▁Anne ▁and ▁the ▁ang els ▁that ▁hold ▁the ▁cloth ▁of ▁honor ▁behind ▁her , ▁while ▁Mas ac cio ▁painted ▁the ▁more ▁important ▁Virgin ▁and ▁Child ▁on ▁their ▁throne . ▁ ▁Mas ol ino ' s ▁figures ▁are ▁del icate , ▁grace ful ▁and ▁somewhat ▁flat , ▁while ▁Mas ac cio ' s ▁are ▁solid ▁and ▁he fty . ▁ ▁M atur ity ▁In ▁Florence , ▁Mas ac cio ▁could ▁study ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁Gi otto ▁and ▁become ▁friends ▁with ▁Brun ell esch i ▁and ▁Don at ello . ▁According ▁to ▁Vas ari , ▁at ▁their ▁prompt ing ▁in ▁ 1 4 2 3 ▁Mas ac cio ▁travel led ▁to ▁Rome ▁with ▁Mas ol ino : ▁from ▁that ▁point ▁he ▁was ▁fre ed ▁of ▁all ▁Goth ic ▁and ▁By z antine ▁influence , ▁as ▁seen ▁in ▁his ▁alt arp ie ce ▁for ▁the ▁Car mel ite ▁Church ▁in ▁P isa . ▁ ▁The ▁traces ▁of ▁influ ences ▁from ▁ancient ▁Roman ▁and ▁Greek ▁art ▁that ▁are ▁present ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁Mas ac cio ' s ▁works ▁pres umably ▁origin ated ▁from ▁this ▁trip : ▁they ▁should ▁also ▁have ▁been ▁present ▁in ▁a ▁lost ▁S ag ra , ▁( today ▁known ▁through ▁some ▁draw ings , ▁including ▁one ▁by ▁Michel ang elo ), ▁a ▁fres co ▁commission ed ▁for ▁the ▁consec r ation ▁ceremony ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁of