In my book, Hand of Silver, Hand of Gold, there is a statue set in the wall opposite the tavern, the Golden Fleece. It is the Madonna and Child by Niccolo dell'Arca, made in 1478. A stunning piece of Renaissance sculpture. You can still feel the power emanating from it, 450 years later (find it online, if you will). I had this idea that drunks would stumble out of the Golden Fleece and fall asleep beneath the statue, trusting to the impeccable Madonna to watch over them as they slept. It was probably safer to sleep beneath this holy lady than it was to try and make it home after too much drink; in those days, the unlit streets were an invitation to cutthroats and robbers...