Bertoldino Fastening Geese to His Belt

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 two individuals. The child in the foreground is standing with one foot raised, looking down at their hands holding an object. They are wearing minimal clothing with a piece of fabric wrapped around them. The adult in the background, possibly a woman, is partially visible standing near an open door. They are holding an object and wearing a long dress and a hat. In the background, there is a tree, an open space, birds near the ground, and a woven basket.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.9 × 14.8 cm (9 × 5 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.1 × 19.4 cm (12 1/4 × 7 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.43.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch 1802 - 1821, no. 32

  • Series Title

    Bertoldo, Bertoldino, e Cacasenno (plate 10)

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. 32.

2014

  • Riccòmini, Marco. Giuseppe Maria Crespi, I disegni e le stampe, catalogo ragionato. Turin, 2014: no. GMC.26.

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