Bertoldino Cutting Off the Donkey's Ears

c. 1710/1715

Giuseppe Maria Crespi and Ludovico Mattioli

Associated Names
Giuseppe Maria Crespi

Artist, Bolognese, 1665 - 1747

Ludovico Mattioli

Artist, Italian, 1662 - 1747

The image shows a person standing upright with one hand raised, holding a sharp object. They have a large head with short, dark hair, and wear a long coat, buttoned at the top, with a knee-length hem. The person is barefoot. In the background, there is another figure raising their hands, and a donkey with its head lowered. The setting appears outdoors, with a tree swaying in the wind. The ground is rough and sparse. There is an inscription below the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.9 × 14.7 cm (9 × 5 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.1 × 19.6 cm (12 1/4 × 7 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.43.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch 1802 - 1821, no. 36

  • Series Title

    Bertoldo, Bertoldino, e Cacasenno (plate 14)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Enrico Cortona, Milan); purchased 2020 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: no. 36.

2014

  • Riccòmini, Marco. Giuseppe Maria Crespi, I disegni e le stampe, catalogo ragionato. Turin, 2014: no. GMC.30.

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