The Assumption of St Mary Magdalene

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).

The Assumption of St Mary Magdalene (c. 1460) by Antonio del Pollaiuolo

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
  1. Aldo Galli, I Pollaiolo, in Galleria delle arti, 5 Continents, Milano 2005. ISBN 8874391153
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