Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi

Perugino's Crucifixion and Saints (1493–96) in the church of Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi, Florence. (Photo by Sailko)
Perugino's Crucifixion and Saints (1493–96) in the church of Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi.

Home to Crucifixion and Saints, a fresco by Grandmaster Peruguino

Giuliano da Sangallo's cloister in the church of Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi, Florence. (Photo by Sailko)
Giuliano da Sangallo's entrance cloister.

The entrance to this church is an unassuming, unnumbered door on Borgo Pinti that opens onto a pretty cloister designed in 1492 by Giuliano da Sangallo, open to the sky and surrounded by large pietra serena columns topped with droopy-eared Ionic capitals.

The interior of the 13th-century church was remodeled in the 17th and early 18th centuries and represents the high baroque at its restrained best.

The frescoed cupola of the church of Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi, Florence. (Photo by Richard Mortel)
The frescoed cupola.

At the odd hours listed below, you can get into the chapter house to see the church's hidden main prize, a wall-filling fresco of the Crucifixion and Saints ★ (1493–96) by Perugino, grand master of the Umbrian school.

Typical of Perugino's style, the background is drawn as delicately in blues and greens as the posed figures were fleshed out in full-bodied volumes of bright colors.

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ADDRESS

Entrance next to Borgo Pinti 58
tel. +39-055-247-8420

OPEN

Church: Mon–Fri: 8am–12:30pm, 4–7pm; Sun: 8am–12:30 pm
Perugino Crucifixion: Tues and Thurs: 2:30–5:30pm

ADMISSION

Free admission to church
Perugino Crucifixion: 1€ "donation"

TRANSPORT

Bus: 6, 14, 19, 23, 31
Hop-on/hop-off: Donatello (A), Piazza Donatell (C)

How long does Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi take?

Planning your day: Give this church about 15–20 minutes.

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Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi
ADDRESS
tel. +39-055-247-8420
OPEN

Church: Mon–Fri: 8am–12:30pm, 4–7pm; Sun: 8am–12:30 pm
Perugino Crucifixion: Tues and Thurs: 2:30–5:30pm

ADMISSION

Free admission to church
Perugino Crucifixion: 1€ "donation"

TRANSPORT

Bus: 6, 14, 19, 23, 31
Hop-on/hop-off: Donatello (A), Piazza Donatell (C)



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