Confirmation of the Franciscan Rule by Ghirlandaio 1485

This fresco is located on the main altar of Cappella Sassetti. Ghirlandaio wanted to represent the visit of Saint Francis to Rome in 1209, to obtain from Pope Honorius III, the confirmation of his Order. The scene took place in the Caterdal of San Giovanni, in Laterán, however, the work places what happened in Florence, and not in Rome. The center is decorated with gold draping, and pearls. The characters watch Francis receive the blessing of the Pope. The Medici family is also present. Lorenzo de Medici can be recognized on the right side. At the bottom of the work are the most distinctive buildings in Florence, the Loggia dei Lanzia, the facade of the Palazzo Vecchio and the Marzocco lion.