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Madonna and Child with Two Angels
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Madonna and Child with Two Angels

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.

Dimensions

21 7/8 x 16 in. (55.6 x 40.6 cm)

Movement / Period

Classical Art

Accession No

29ce43a9-7525-49d1-8304-fd147a4e941c

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Vittore Crivelli

Classical Art • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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