Madonna and Child with Two Angels

Madonna and Child with Two Angels

Vittore Crivelli

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Details

Dimensions
21 7/8 x 16 in. (55.6 x 40.6 cm)
Department
European Paintings
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982

Art Genome Taxonomy

12 tags

Subject Matter

  • Madonna and Child Both · 100%

    The catalog identifies the subject as “Madonna and Child,” and the image clearly shows the Virgin holding the infant Christ.

  • The catalog lists angels, and two haloed winged figures visibly flank the Virgin.

  • Food Both · 99%

    Fruit is listed among the catalog subjects and is visibly depicted along the upper edge and in the lower foreground.

  • Animals Both · 98%

    The catalog lists birds, and the Child visibly holds a small bird.

Visual Qualities

  • Highly Ornamented Visual · 99%

    The garments, crown, halos, jewelry-like details, patterned surfaces, and vegetal ornament create an extensively decorated appearance.

  • Dense Composition Visual · 98%

    Figures and objects are tightly arranged within the narrow vertical panel, leaving little unoccupied space.

  • Highly Detailed Visual · 96%

    The panel contains numerous carefully rendered details, including facial features, hair, patterned textiles, jewelry-like ornament, fruit, the bird, and the open book.

Medium and Techniques

  • Painting Both · 100%

    The museum classifies the work as a painting, and the image is visibly a painted wood panel.

Time Periods

  • 15th Century Art Metadata · 100%

    The catalog dates the work to ca. 1481–82, placing it in the fifteenth century.

Geographic Regions

  • Italian Art Metadata · 100%

    The catalog identifies Vittore Crivelli as Italian, supporting the Italian art geographic category.

Materials

  • Wood Metadata · 100%

    The catalog specifies tempera and gold on wood, directly supporting wood as a material.

  • Gold Both · 100%

    The catalog specifies gold, and extensive gold areas are visibly present in the halos, crown, garment borders, and ornament.

Source & rights

Vittore Crivelli. Madonna and Child with Two Angels. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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