Bertoldo con Bertoldino e Cacasenno

1736

Ludovico Mattioli, after Giuseppe Maria Crespi

Associated Names
Ludovico Mattioli

Artist, Italian, 1662 - 1747

Giulio Cesare Croce

Author, Bolognese, 1550 - 1609

Lelio dalla Volpe

Publisher, Italian, 1685 - 1749

Giuseppe Maria Crespi

Artist After, Bolognese, 1665 - 1747

The image is a title page from a book, consisting of text at the top and bottom. In the center, there is an illustration within a rectangle, showing a scene from a slightly elevated side view. The horizon is depicted above the middle of the rectangle, featuring a cityscape with towers and domes. A tall tower stands prominently on the horizon. The illustration includes a wolf or dog-like animal facing left, with its head slightly turned towards the right. The style of the brushstrokes is reminiscent of classic etching, with fine lines detailing the animal's fur and surrounding foliage. The color palette is monochrome, with different intensities of black and white creating contrast and detail, giving the image a vintage appearance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    volume in original binding (poem in 20 cantos, each by a different author) with 20 full-page etchings and 15 etched tailpieces

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    book: 29.21 × 21.59 × 6.03 cm (11 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.158.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch 1802 - 1821, no. 23-42


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Enrico Cortona, Milan); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2018

  • Sense of Humor: Caricature, Satire, and the Comical in Prints and Drawings from Leonardo to the Present, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018 - 2019.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: nos. 23-42.

2014

  • Riccòmini, Marco. Giuseppe Maria Crespi, I disegni e le stampe, catalogo ragionato. Turin, 2014: nos. GMC.17-GMC.36.


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