Plate 5: Bertoldo putting the jailor into the sack, from "Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno"
Giuseppe Maria Crespi · Italian, 1665-1747
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Plate 5: Bertoldo putting the jailor into the sack, from "Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno", Giuseppe Maria Crespi (1705-15), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via artnap.com
Plate 5: Bertoldo putting the jailor into the sack, from "Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno", Giuseppe Maria Crespi (1705-15), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via artnap.comPlate 5: Bertoldo putting the jailor into the sack, from "Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno", Giuseppe Maria Crespi (1705-15), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via <a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/met-828854">artnap.com</a><figure><a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/met-828854"><img src="https://img.artnap.com/artworks/met/met-828854/web.jpg" alt="Plate 5: Bertoldo putting the jailor into the sack, from "Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno", Giuseppe Maria Crespi (1705-15)" width="825" height="1200" style="max-width:100%;height:auto" loading="lazy"></a><figcaption>Plate 5: Bertoldo putting the jailor into the sack, from "Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno", Giuseppe Maria Crespi (1705-15), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via <a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/met-828854">artnap.com</a></figcaption></figure>
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An etching shows a figure seen from behind, bent forward and hoisting a large, bulging sack over the shoulder while tying it shut with a cord. A plain wall and a stone-edged floor frame the figure, and an Italian inscription runs along the lower margin.
