Stuart Jeffries

Renaissance radical: Carlo Crivelli – Shadows on the Sky at Ikon Gallery reviewed

The Venetian artist's ideas and innovations are finally being taking seriously

An extraordinarily ugly baby Jesus clutches an apple as big as his head while his mother, understandably, averts her eyes:‘Virgin and Child, c.1480, by Carlo Crivelli. Credit: © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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  • Carlo Crivelli: Shadows on the Sky

    Ikon Gallery, until 29 May

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