Treasure Museum of the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi

The Treasure Museum of the Basilica of Saint Francis contains a collection of sacred art that is on display in two halls found on the northern side of the Cloister of Pope Sixtus IV which is part of the Sacro Convento in Assisi, Italy.

In 1930, three years after the return of the basilica and the Sacred Convent to the friars, the first exposition of the treasure was put on display in the hall of Pope Pius XI at the western end of complex.

The exhibition was designed to honor the works of the original patrimony which survived not only the ravages of time, but especially the plundering by Napoleon's troops (in 1798 nearly 390 kilograms of vestments in silver and other valuables were stolen).

So in 1253, to resolve these conflicts, Pope Innocent IV intervened with this bull "Dignum Extimamus" recognizing that the friars were permitted use of these gifts but were not their owners, just as was the case for the entire sanctuary complex as directed by the Apostolic See.

Despite the impoverishment suffered during the course of its history, the museum still contains works that can be admired for their great beauty and notable historical and artistic interest, allowing us only to imagine how much grander the collection was up until the end of the 18th century, when it remained in large portion intact.

Among the textiles deserving special mention is the Florentine altar-frontal which was based on a drawing by Antonio del Pollaiuolo and donated to the basilica by Pope Sixtus IV in (perhaps?)