Madonna and Child with Two Angels, ca. 1481?82, Tempera and gold on wood, 21 7/8 x 16 in. (55. 6 x 40. 6 cm), Paintings, Vittore Crivelli (Italian, Venice, active by 1465?died 1501/2 Fermo), 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