An Apostle
ca. 1471–73
Medium
Tempera and gold on wood
Dimensions
Arched top, 12 5/8 x 9 1/8 in. (32.1 x 23.2 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.84
Tags
Art Historical Context
Carlo Crivelli's *An Apostle*, painted around 1471–73, exemplifies the exquisite panel paintings of the Venetian Renaissance master, who worked primarily in the Marches region Italy. This small, arched-top work (12⅝ × 9⅛ inches) likely formed part of a larger altiece predella, a common format for depicting saints or apostles in intimate, devotional scenes. Crivelli, known for late Gothic-Renaissance fusion, captures the figure with crisp linearity, jewel-like details, and a luminous gold ground, evoking the sacred splendor of ecclesiastical art. Crafted in tempera and gold on wood—a technique...