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Madonna della Candeletta Carlo Crivelli, 1490
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Madonna della Candeletta

Carlo Crivelli Β· 1490

Why it's great

Mary holds the baby Jesus, with a candle on a ledge, in front of a rich green cloth. Carlo Crivelli painted it in about 1490, and he included his fruit and flies.

Where to see it

πŸ“ Pinacoteca di BreraMilan, Italy

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About the artist

Carlo Crivelli

1430–1490 Β· born in Venice Β· died in Ascoli Piceno

Carlo Crivelli was an Italian painter born in Venice in about 1430, who spent most of his life working in towns along the Adriatic coast. His altarpieces glitter with gold and jewels, and he liked to add painted fruit and flies. He died in about 1495.

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