Altarpiece from S. Francesco dei Zoccolanti, Matelica

It was completed between 1490 and 1492. It is now in the National Gallery, London, who bought it in 1862. The central panel shows the Madonna and Child in a granite, porphyry and marble throne, with Jerome to their left and saint Sebastian to their right. At the base is the Ottoni coat of arms and the signature CAROLVS CRIVELLVS VENETVS MILES PINXIT. The predella survives and shows (from left to right) Catherine of Alexandria, Jerome, the Nativity, the Martyrdom of St Sebastian and St George slaying the Dragon. • Illustration — Catherine of Alexandria • Illustration — Jerome in the desert • Illustration — Nativity • Illustration — Martyrdom of St Sebastian • Illustration — St George and the Dragon

It is recorded as the work of Carlo Crivelli. Materials recorded for it are tempera, gold and panel. Recorded constituent parts are Madonna of the Swallow. It is associated with United Kingdom. The record gives 1490 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Recorded genres are religious art. The recorded subject matter is Madonna and Child.

• Title — Madonna of the Swallow • Artist — Carlo Crivelli • Year — c. 1490-1492 • Medium — oil on panel • Height Metric — 175 • Width Metric — 151 • Museum — National Gallery • City — London

Altarpiece from S. Francesco dei Zoccolanti, Matelica is classed in the genre religious art. Recorded as polyptych. Associated with United Kingdom.

• Dictionnaire des sujets et des symboles dans l'Art, James Hall (1918-2007) • Notice et photographie non recadrée