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The image shows a person standing upright with one hand raised, holding a sharp object. They have a large head with short, dark hair, and wear a long coat, buttoned at the top, with a knee-length hem. The person is barefoot. In the background, there is another figure raising their hands, and a donkey with its head lowered. The setting appears outdoors, with a tree swaying in the wind. The ground is rough and sparse. There is an inscription below the image.
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The image shows a person standing upright with one hand raised, holding a sharp object. They have a large head with short, dark hair, and wear a long coat, buttoned at the top, with a knee-length hem. The person is barefoot. In the background, there is another figure raising their hands, and a donkey with its head lowered. The setting appears outdoors, with a tree swaying in the wind. The ground is rough and sparse. There is an inscription below the image.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bertoldino Cutting Off the Donkey's Ears

Giuseppe Maria Crespi and Ludovico Mattioli

Date
c. 1710/1715
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 22.9 × 14.7 cm (9 × 5 13/16 in.) sheet: 31.1 × 19.6 cm (12 1/4 × 7 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2020.43.14
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 14)
Provenance

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

NGA object ID 220495. 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.