BAL97895 The Annunciation with St. Emidius, 1486 by Crivelli, Carlo (c.1430/35-1495); 207x146.7 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: (for detail see 72635) The town of Ascoli was under papal rule and in 1482 Pope Sixtus IV granted it a degree of self-government. This altarpiece was painted for the church of SS. Annunziata in Ascoli to celebrate the event. The coats of arms are those of the Pope (left) and the local bishop, Prospero Caffarelli. Saint Emidius, the patron saint of Ascoli, is shown carrying a model of the town.); Italian, out of copyright.