Ghirlandaio’s Sassetti Chapel

Scenes from the life of St. Francis; altarpiece with Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds.   Sassetti Chapel, church of Santa Trinita, Florence.   1483 – 1486.   Fresco, chapel 12′ 2″ deep x 17′ 2″ wide.

Ghirlandaio’s Confirmation of the Franciscan Rule

Sassetti Chapel, church of Santa Trinita, Florence.   1482 – 1485.

RECOMMENDED READING

The Museums of Florence

Santa Trinita

ADDITIONAL READING

Encyclopedia Britannica

Domenico Ghirlandaio – Biography

Tatti Studies in the Italian Renaissance Article

The Sassetti Chapel Revisited: Santa Trinita and Lorenzo de’ Medici