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Describe and explain the religious symbolism in ONE piece of art, music or literature - ‘The Annunciation, with Saint Emidius’ by Carlo Crivelli
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Describe and explain the religious symbolism in ONE piece of art, music or literature - 'The Annunciation, with Saint Emidius' by Carlo Crivelli The artist Carlo Crivelli painted 'The Annunciation, with Saint Emidius' in the 15th century. Noticeably, Crivelli's portrayal of the Annunciation differs vastly to the one actually presented in Luke 1:26-38 of the Bible. For instance, Jesus' coming was said to have been announced to Mary in 'Nazareth, a town in Galilee' (Luke 1:26). However, in Crivelli's interpretation of the event, the Annunciation is set in the elaborate town of Ascoli, a town that has been portrayed to be flourishing in the opulence and aesthetics that the Renaissance had brought to Crivelli's era. However, Crivelli may have deliberately intended to use this setting to serve as an emblem of new life as the word Renaissance does mean "rebirth". Fundamentally, this new life is aimed at the fore coming baby...
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