Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi
| Church of Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi | |
|---|---|
Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi | |
Roman Catholic | |
| Province | Florence |
| Location | |
| Location | Florence, Italy |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
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Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi is a
Roman Catholic church and a former convent located in Borgo Pinti in central Florence
, Italy.
History
The Pazzi name was added after the
Carmelite order nun Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi, canonized in 1669, whose family patronized the church. The original convent had been dedicated to St. Mary Magdalen delle Convertite, the patron of once-fallen, now converted women. The Cistercian order from Badia a Settimo took control of the site in 1332 and moved to it in 1442, while the convent was transferred to San Donato in Polverosa. However, the church and chapter house were rebuilt between 1481 and 1500, with initial designs in 1492 by Giuliano da Sangallo
.
The 13th-century interiors were redecorated in the 17th and early 18th centuries, which removed the altarpieces by masters such as
Perugino, Lorenzo di Credi, Domenico Ghirlandaio, and Raffaellino del Garbo. They were replaced by new ones from minor masters such as Carlo Portelli, Alfonso Boschi, Domenico Puligo, Santi di Tito, and Francesco Curradi. In the chapter house is a fresco divided into three lunettes of the Crucifixion and Saints (1493–96) by Pietro Perugino, commissioned by Dionisio and Giovanna Pucci
.
The first chapel to the right of the entrance is the Cappella del Giglio (Chapel of St. Mary of the Lily) frescoed with depictions of Saints
Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi
.
The interior also contains works by Giovanni and Cosimo Bizzelli, Jacopo Chiavistelli, Ottavio Vannini, Cosimo Rosselli, Cosimo Gamberucci, Leonardo del Tasso, Giuseppe Servolini, and Giuseppe Piattoli.
Gallery
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Virgin and Saint (detail) by Ciro Ferri -
Virgin and Saint (detail) -
Jesus and Saint by Luca Giordano -
Virgin Presents the Child by Luca Giordano -
Communion by Giovanni Battista Cipriani -
Nativity of the Virgin by Stradanus -
The Adoration of the Shepherds by Stradanus
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See also
Further reading
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- Cristina Acidini. Santa Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi. La chiesa e il convento. [S.l.] Mandragora, 2020. ISBN 9788874615407.
- Borsook, Eve (1991). Cronin, Vincent (ed.). The Companion Guide to Florence. Harper Collins. p. 248. ISBN 000215139-1.
- Luchs, Alison. "Cestello: A Cistercian Church of the Florentine Renaissance." PhD diss. Johns Hopkins University, 1976 (Garland Outstanding Dissertations in the Fine Arts, 1977).
- Wundram, Manfred. Kunstführer Florenz. Stuttgart: Reclam, 1993, pages 227–228. ISBN 978-3150103852.
- Frommers entry
- Museums in Florence.
