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The image depicts a person seated inside a small arched opening of a brick structure. The person is in a sitting position, with arms wrapped around their legs. The person wears a textured outfit covering their body, including their legs and feet. The background shows a landscape with trees and hills. The illustration is bordered by Italian script attributing the work to Giuseppe Crespi.
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The image depicts a person seated inside a small arched opening of a brick structure. The person is in a sitting position, with arms wrapped around their legs. The person wears a textured outfit covering their body, including their legs and feet. The background shows a landscape with trees and hills. The illustration is bordered by Italian script attributing the work to Giuseppe Crespi.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bertoldo Hiding in a Furnace

Giuseppe Maria Crespi and Ludovico Mattioli

Date
c. 1710/1715
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 22.6 × 15 cm (8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in.) sheet: 31 × 19.7 cm (12 3/16 × 7 3/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2020.43.6
Credit line
William B. O'Neal Fund
Time span
1701 to 1725
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Portfolio and series

Series
Bertoldo, Bertoldino, e Cacasenno (plate 6)
Provenance

(Enrico Cortona, Milan); purchased 2020 by NGA.

NGA object ID 220487. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.