The Brancacci frescos must therefore be seen in the context of a pro-papal policy, and as an attempt to legitimise the Roman see through its association with Saint Peter – the first bishop of Rome, and first pope.
Polo tanto, os frescos de Brancacci deben verse no contexto dunha política a prol do papa, e como un intento de lexitimar a sé romana a través da súa asociación con San Pedro, o primeiro bispo de Roma e o primeiro papa.