Madonna and Child Enthroned
These three panels are from an altarpiece painted for a Dominican church in the Marchigian town of Ascoli Piceno. It is possible that the child was originally shown reaching for a flying bird, his frequent attribute. The cracked marble dais is a recurrent feature of Crivelli's work. On it are two pears, symbolic of the Fall of Man, and a fly, conceivably an emblem of Satan. Crivelli loved visual tricks, and the shadow cast by the fly gives a disturbingly realistic quality.
Saint George (fourth century) is shown in contemporary, fifteenth-century armor with the dragon he slew. For more information about these paintings, including a reconstruction of the altarpiece, visit metmuseum.org.
Saint George (fourth century) is shown in contemporary, fifteenth-century armor with the dragon he slew. For more information about these paintings, including a reconstruction of the altarpiece, visit metmuseum.org.
Artwork Details
- Title: Madonna and Child Enthroned
- Artist: Carlo Crivelli (Italian, Venice (?), active by 1457–died 1494/95 Ascoli Piceno)
- Date: 1472
- Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
- Dimensions: 38 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. (98.4 x 43.8 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
- Object Number: 1982.60.5
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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