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Creator

Giuseppe Maria Crespi

Title

Sleeping Shepherdess (Fall)

Date Created

1698

Spatial Coverage

15.9 cm x 22.9 cm (6 1/4 in. x 9 in.)

Identifier

199.1999

Medium

Oil on copper

Description

Giuseppe Maria Crespi’s paintings are characterized by the masterful treatment of light achieved by free brushwork and sophisticated use of colors, which he learned from Venetian art. This luminous quality is most apparent in his small paintings on copper executed for private patrons. On the smooth surface, the painter’s virtuoso strokes create intimate and charming images that glisten against dark backgrounds. The depiction of contemporary life was a passion for Crespi throughout his career. These three small paintings of shepherdesses represent bucolic reveries, without specific literary sources attached to them. The works are meant to evoke a poetic mood rather than to communicate a message.

Rights Holder

The Suida-Manning Collection

Date

Bologna, Italy, 1665 - 1747, Bologna, Italy

Type

painting

Has Version

http://utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu/plugins/Dropbox/files/object_images/ART New/199.1999.zif

Requires

15921
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