Sassetti Chapel, 1482-1486 (fresco)

Sassetti Chapel (Cappella Sassetti), by Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1482-1486, 15th Century, fresco Whole artwork view. The right wall is occupied by the painting of the test of fire at the top, placed in the bezel, and from the scene of the funeral of St. Francis down; the painting about the Test of Fire shows St. Francis, going to preach by the Sultan during the Seventh Crusade, is urged to pass on the fire to prove his holiness; Sultan is placed in the center, on the right St. Francis lying dead at the center of stage with many people around; between the characters there are some priests reciting prayers, three young clerics leading a processional cross and two candles, while some monks bemoan the saint's body; Messer Girolamo, the man with a red dress, looks in disbelief the wound in his side; on the background there is a great Renaissance church Domenico Ghirlandaio Church of Santa Trinita