Marcolfa Showing Cacasenno a Horse

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 depicts a person and a child interacting with a horse. The person is positioned to the right, bending forward while holding a rope connected to the horse. The child is reaching out with one arm raised. The person has distinct facial features with strong eyebrows and is wearing a wide-brimmed hat. They are dressed in a robe or long garment, while the child, with short hair, is wearing a short tunic or dress. The background shows a lightly sketched landscape with a cloudy sky and simple earthy ground. There are no visible pieces of jewelry or extra objects in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.5 × 15.1 cm (8 7/8 × 5 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.1 × 19.2 cm (12 1/4 × 7 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.43.17

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch 1802 - 1821, no. 39

  • Series Title

    Bertoldo, Bertoldino, e Cacasenno (plate 17)

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. 39.

2014

  • Riccòmini, Marco. Giuseppe Maria Crespi, I disegni e le stampe, catalogo ragionato. Turin, 2014: no. GMC.33.

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