Italian artist Carlo Crivelli (1435-1495) It is impossible to form a complete picture of Italian painting of the 15th century without such a painter as Crivelli. He is one of the most brilliant artists of all times and peoples.

Carlo Crivelli came from a family of artists. He studied in Venice and Padua. He spent most of his life in Marche, Ascoli Piceno and Dalmatia. Crivelli always emphasized his origin – his works are signed “(Carolus Crivellus Venetus)” Carlo Crivelli Venetian “.

Crivelli is the author of paintings on religious subjects in the late Gothic style, Crivelli almost did not paint secular paintings. His works are marked by features of feudal-knightly culture. The author is mainly richly decorated altar paintings with graceful Madonnas and elegantly dressed saints.

The master’s works are characterized by complex symbolism, compositions with carefully painted details, subtle artistic writing, ornamentation, clarity and rigidity in the interpretation of forms and expressiveness, close in spirit to late Gothic. Crivelli was forgotten for a long time and was rediscovered only in the 19th century, largely thanks to two Italian researchers, Abbot Lanzi and Amico Ricci [2]. A large collection of his works is in the National Gallery in London.