Resumen de Pollaiuolo's 'Elevation of the Magdalen' Altar-Piece and an Early Patron
In recent years Antonio del Pollaiuolo's panel painting of the Elevation of the Magdalen (Fig. 1) has enjoyed better fortune in the town for which it was painted - where it is housed in a special museum - than in the literature on the Pollaiuolo brothers, where it has been relatively neglected. In this arti- cle I shall be reassessing the significance of the painting and the evidence for its patronage.
