— St. Francis before Pope Honorius III, 1437-1444.
Painting: Tempera on wood panel, 88 x 53 cm. National Gallery, London.
One of seven panels of a polyptych that Sassetta made for the high altar of San Francesco, Borgo Sansepolcro (i.e. the San Sepolcro Altarpiece). The series depicts the life of St. Francis, founder of the Franciscan Order, who died in 1226.
