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Marcolfa Discovers BertoldinoTrying to Hatch Eggs (recto); Sketch of Bertoldino (verso)

1709–10
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Marcolfa Discovers BertoldinoTrying to Hatch Eggs (recto); Sketch of Bertoldino (verso)
  • Artist: Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Italian, Bologna 1665–1747 Bologna)
  • Date: 1709–10
  • Medium: Red chalk (recto); faint black chalk sketch of Bertoldino (verso)
  • Dimensions: 8-7/8 x 5-3/4 in. (22.6 x 14.6 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 1976.57.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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