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Bertoldino Ties Two Geese to His Belt
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Bertoldino holds two geese by the neck and ties them to his belt, because he wants to try to fly. Three dead birds lie on the ground. Below the representation a three-line rhyme in Italian. Print from a series of eight with the tricks of Bertoldino, part of a series of twenty prints.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBertoldino bindt twee ganzen aan zijn riem. 1710 - 1715. Giuseppe Maria Crespi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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