The Assumption of St Mary Magdalene
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The Assumption of St Mary Magdalene or Mystic Communion is a c. 1460 oil and tempera on panel painting by Antonio del Pollaiuolo, now in the Museo della Pala del Pollaiolo at Staggia Senese, now a district in the town of Poggibonsi in the Province of Siena, Italy. It shows the saint in penitence and prayer in the desert, supported by four angels and with a fifth bringing her a host. It is an altarpiece measuring 209.5 cm (82.4 in) by 166.2 cm (65.4 in).
It was originally commissioned for the parish church of Santa Maria Assunta in Staggia by the notary Bindo Grazzini, a notary active in Florence but originally from Staggia. Grazzini was also a particular devotee of Mary Magdalene, to whom he dedicated a chapel in Staggia's parish church and a small hospital in his native area. Long lost, it was rediscovered in 1899 by Guido Carocci and six years later, published by Bernard Berenson.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Aldo Galli, I Pollaiolo, in Galleria delle arti, 5 Continents, Milano 2005. ISBN 8874391153
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