Something Beautiful

Mary Magdalene, by Crivelli

Here is another work by Carlo Crivelli, his Mary Magdalene, which you can see at the Rijksmuseum site. It's the one mentioned by Tom in his comment a day or two ago.

(Note to Tom: Your comment on Crivelli and sorrow made me think of what is to me the best of its kind, this Lamentation by Giovanni Bellini.)

Carlo Crivelli Online

You can see many works by Carlo Crivelli by consulting Carlo Crivelli Online at the wonderful Artcyclopedia site.  They are not all uniformly good, but the general standard is quite sumptuously pleasing. 

Carlo Crivelli

Carlo Crivelli (ca. 1430-ca. 1495) seems to me a most under-appreciated artist. This depiction of the Immaculate Conception is really extraordinary as to color, complexity and execution. You can view this work through the National Gallery of London's zoom feature (notable for both its excellence and its tacky watermarking).

Seeing the City: Sloan's New York

A very fine web exhibition -- Seeing the City, about artist John Sloan and his depiction of New York City.