Who painted “The Annunciation, with Saint Emidius”?

“The Annunciation, with Saint Emidius” was painted by Carlo Crivelli in 1486. Where to see it: National Gallery.

What to look for

Gothic: elongated, graceful figures, pointed arches, gold grounds and rich colour; Romanesque before it is heavier, the Early Renaissance after it builds real perspective.

Carlo Crivelli (c. 1430 – c. 1495) was an Italian Renaissance painter of conservative Late Gothic decorative sensibility, who spent his early years in the Veneto, where he absorbed influences from the Vivarini, Squarcione, and Mantegna. Wikipedia

Test yourself: a round on Carlo Crivelli

More by Carlo Crivelli

“Polyptych of Madonna and child with saints”, 1468
“Porto San Giorgio Polyptych”, 1470
“Madonna della Passione”, 1468
“Madonna with Child”, 1470
“Pala di San Pietro di Muralto”, 1488
“Lamentation over the Dead Christ”, 1485
“Madonna with Child”, 1480
“Madonna and Child”, 1480