CRIVELLI, Carlo
(b. 1430/35, Venezia, d. 1495, Camerino)

Virgin and Child

c. 1480
Tempera on panel, 49 x 34 cm
Victoria and Albert Museum, London

A native of Venice, Crivelli spent his career mostly in the Marches, along Italy's Adriatic coast, where he perfected a very personal art of intense emotion and ornamental splendour.

The small size of the painting indicates that it was intended for private devotion.