Bufalini Chapel

Bufalini Chapel
Cappella Bufalini
Pinturicchio’s frescoes in the chapel
Bufalini Chapel
41°53′37.57″N 12°28′58.46″E / 41.8937694°N 12.4829056°E / 41.8937694; 12.4829056
LocationSanta Maria in Ara Coeli, Rome
CountryItaly
DenominationCatholic
History
StatusChapel
Founded1484
DedicationSaint Bernardino of Siena
Associated peoplePinturicchio (frescoes)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChapel
StyleRenaissance
Completedc. 1484–1486
Specifications
MaterialsFresco, marble
Administration
DioceseRome
ParishSanta Maria in Ara Coeli

The Bufalini Chapel is a side chapel of the church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rome, Italy. The first chapel on the right after the entrance, it houses a cycle of frescoes executed c. 1484-1486 by Pinturicchio depicting the life of the Franciscan friar St. Bernardino of Siena, sainted in 1450.