Bertoldino Whipping Himself to Kill Flies
Giuseppe Maria Crespi
(Italian (Bolognese), 1665–1747)
early 18th century
Medium/TechniqueEtching
DimensionsSheet: 27.5 x 20.9 cm (10 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.)(irregularly trimmed)
Platemark: 23 x 15 cm (9 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Platemark: 23 x 15 cm (9 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Paul J. Sachs and W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number38.2125
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ProvenancePaul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1878-1965) and W.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); their gift to the MFA December 8, 1938