Madonna and Child with two Angels
Artist: Vittore Crivelli (Italian, active by 1465–died 1501/2)
Date: ca. 1481–1482
Medium: Tempera and gold on wood
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY, United States
Description
This charming Madonna and Child employs some of the same pictorial devices used by Vittore's brother Carlo, building up the gold to create three-dimensional embellishments. The parapet is inscribed with Vittore's name and on it are placed a carnation (emblem of love), cherries (like the apple, symbol of original sin), and a devotional book. The Child holds a goldfinch, symbolic of the Passion of Jesus.
















