Masolino's Virgin and Child painting has liberal use of blue paint on the virgin Mary shows the importance she held in society, however the baby Jesus is much more reality based and less stylized than in medieval depictions. Masolino's use of humanism comes through by showing how beautiful the human form is in it's early years as a babe. Masolino also conveys skepticism by depicting the baby Jesus as an actual human looking infant as apposed to the muscular man like child depicted in medieval art.
Masolino's Assumption of the Virgin depicts the adoration shown to the individual after a mighty deed is done. The Virgin Mary in the portrait is a vicarious depiction of those individuals in power. With all of the angles small in comparison to the Glory of Mary, it would be hard not to see a wealthy patron such as a Medici thinking of themselves surrounded by adoring people who admire the great deeds they have done.
Masolino's Saint Anne and the Angels and Madonna and Child is a solemn testimony to the skepticism influencing the work. It is haunting in it's elegance, with flowing lines that drip with sadness. In a time when the new born savior has just arrived, there is no celebration, no jubilation at his presence. Masolino shows how reserved most people were toward religion at the time. He is saying religion itself is not a happy educational experience, it is more of a wake for the classical beliefs he is capturing.
Masolino's Adam and Eve embodies the primeval beauty of the nude body. Down to the last digit on the foot, Masolino wants the audience to behold upon the beauty of the human structure, trying to make you think about when this form was an original, when God made this body as his masterpiece. Masolino wanted the viewer to remember that according to the Bible, we are crowning achievements of God, a biblical mastery. Masalino reminds us that the body is a thing of beauty to be looked upon with awe, not something to be hidden by clothes and never talked about. He taps into that time when all the body was, was the fanciest and most beautiful thing a person could wear, as if the body is somehow more wholesome in it's true form.