Carpenter

c. 1686/1688

Giuseppe Maria Crespi

Associated Names
Giuseppe Maria Crespi

Artist, Bolognese, 1665 - 1747

This is a drawing of two figures on a raised platform. The figure on the left is slightly bent forward with a raised arm holding sticks or batons. The figure on the right is leaning back, holding a cane. Clean lines and cross-hatching create depth and texture in their clothing and shadows.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.6 × 11.1 cm (5 3/4 × 4 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 21 × 15.6 cm (8 1/4 × 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.117.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch 1802 - 1821, no. 16

  • Series Title

    Street Trades

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Enrico Cortona, Milan); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: no. 16

2014

  • Riccòmini, Marco. Giuseppe Maria Crespi, I disegni e le stampe, catalogo ragionato. Turin, 2014: no. GMC.9.

Wikidata ID

Q77005382

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