[1] An inscription mentioned by Filippo Baldinucci, dated 20 November 1449, reported that the altarpiece was commissioned by Leonardo di Francesco di Nardo Falladanzi, the rector of San Miniato tra le Torri, a church in Florence.

Falladanzi kept a notebook in which he noted that he paid "maestro Andrea, pintore" 104 lire for an altarpiece for the main altar of the church.

[2] The church was demolished around 1888 (it was located where the main post office is today), and its heritage was dispersed, after which Andrea del Castagno's Assumption was acquired by Berlin's Gemäldegalerie.

The painting portrays Mary in a wide blue cloak, while she is lifted up from a sepulchre depicted in perspective.

At Mary's sides are St. Julian (left, with a sword) and St. Minias of Florence (right, with a stick and a crown).