Artwork
Marcolfa Showing Cacasenno a Horse
Marcolfa Showing Cacasenno a Horse is an ink print by the Baroque artist Giuseppe Maria Crespi. It dates from 1712 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Marcolfa Showing Cacasenno a Horse is an etching on laid paper created by Italian artist Giuseppe Maria Crespi around 1712.
Subject & Meaning
The etching illustrates a scene from the Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno folktale, depicting Marcolfa presenting a horse to Cacasenno, accompanied by a simple rural setting.
Technique & Style
Crespi's work is characterized by detailed realism, evident in the textures of the figures' clothing and the horse's fur, as well as the defined facial expressions of the subjects.
Artist & collection
Artist
Giuseppe Maria Crespi (14 March 1665 – 16 July 1747), nicknamed Lo Spagnuolo ('The Spaniard'), was an Italian late Baroque painter of the Bolognese School.
