St. Bonaventure, pendant to St. Louis

Executed in tempera on panel, the painting displays the crisp linearity and meticulous detailing characteristic of Crivelli’s workshop. The background is a dark, patterned surface edged with gold, while the saint’s cloak is adorned with small circular motifs that suggest miniature portrait heads, adding a decorative yet formal quality.

Vittore Crivelli, active from roughly 1440 until his death around 1501‑02, produced this work for a devotional context, likely as part of a paired set. It entered the Rijksmuseum collection in the 20th century, where it remains a representative example of the artist’s late career and of Venetian contributions to the Northern Renaissance.