Cacasenno Eating Pasta

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 displays a seated figure with their full body in view. The person is on the ground, leaning slightly forward, supporting a large bowl in front of them with one hand, while the other hand is raised towards their mouth. Their facial features are partially obscured by their bowed head. Their head is covered with a cloth or turban-like wrap, and they are wearing a loose-fitting outfit. The background shows a textured image of an old building or ruins, with mountainous or hilly scenery.

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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 × 18.2 cm (12 3/16 × 7 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.43.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch 1802 - 1821, no. 42

  • Series Title

    Bertoldo, Bertoldino, e Cacasenno (plate 20)

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. 42.

2014

  • Riccòmini, Marco. Giuseppe Maria Crespi, I disegni e le stampe, catalogo ragionato. Turin, 2014: no. GMC.36.

Watermarks

W d encircled with three-leaf clover shape beneath

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