Taddeo Crivelli
Italian painter of illuminated manuscripts · Artists · Lived c. 1420 to 1479
Taddeo Crivelli, also known as Taddeo da Ferrara, was an Italian painter of illuminated manuscripts.
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![Illumination from the Borso Bible (Biblioteca Estense)[1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Taddeo_crivelli%2C_bibbia_di_borso_d%27este_05.jpg/330px-Taddeo_crivelli%2C_bibbia_di_borso_d%27este_05.jpg)
Illumination from the Borso Bible (Biblioteca Estense)[1]
Detail from a page of the Borso Bible displaying the Este family's coat of arms
Illumination from the Gualenghi-d'Este Hours![Detail from the Borso Bible, Crivelli's most significant commission. It was produced together with Franco dei Russi, (a member of Crivelli's own circle),[9] to whom this nativity scene has been attributed.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Taddeo_crivelli%2C_bibbia_di_borso_d%27este_27.jpg/500px-Taddeo_crivelli%2C_bibbia_di_borso_d%27este_27.jpg)
Detail from the Borso Bible, Crivelli's most significant commission. It was produced together with Franco dei Russi, (a member of Crivelli's own circle),[9] to whom this nativity scene has been attributed.
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He is considered one of the foremost 15th-century illuminators of the Ferrara school, and also has the distinction of being the probable engraver of the first book illustrated with maps, which was also the first book using engraving.
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Deceased
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Lived c. 1420 to 1479
