The Quiet Life of a Painter Giovanni Crivelli lived a life that left few traces in the written records of his time. Born in Milan, he moved through the artistic circles of the eighteenth century, eventually settling in Parma, where he died in 1760. He was the son of the painter Angelo Maria Crivelli, who served as his first teacher. This early connection to the craft likely shaped the direction of his career, leading him toward the sp…