Pucci Altarpiece

The Madonna and Child with Saints, also known as the Pucci Altarpiece (Italian: Pala Pucci), is a painting by the Italian late Renaissance painter Jacopo Pontormo, executed in 1516.

Saint Joseph, on the left, is holding the Christ Child (a role usually fulfilled by the Madonna).

Saint Francis is connected to name of the commissioner and the devotion of his order towards Jesus.

The work was commissioned by Francesco Pucci, a collaborator of the House of Medici and a justice gonfaloniere.

The date can be seen in the painting on the book held by Saint John the Evangelist, on the left.