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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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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.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bertoldino Fastening Geese to His Belt

Giuseppe Maria Crespi and Ludovico Mattioli

Date
c. 1710/1715
Medium
etching on laid paper
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.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2020.43.10
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 10)
Provenance

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

NGA object ID 220491. 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.