Bertoldino with the Birds Carried Away By the Kite

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 child standing and partially running with its right foot forward. The child is looking up towards the sky with a slightly open mouth. The child has short wavy hair and is wearing loose, flowing historical clothing. The child's left hand is reaching up and the right arm is bent at the elbow, pointing upwards. The child is outside near a building with an open door, next to a landscape with a small hill or mountain and a few trees. Above the child, a rooster is depicted on a rope or branch. The scene has a rustic and historical feel with intricate cross-hatching defining the textures and shadows.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.8 × 14.8 cm (9 × 5 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 31 × 19.3 cm (12 3/16 × 7 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.43.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch 1802 - 1821, no. 35

  • Series Title

    Bertoldo, Bertoldino, e Cacasenno (plate 13)

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. 35.

2014

  • Riccòmini, Marco. Giuseppe Maria Crespi, I disegni e le stampe, catalogo ragionato. Turin, 2014: no. GMC.29.

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