Artwork
Woman Searching for Fleas
Woman Searching for Fleas is an oil painting by the Early Baroque Italian artist Giuseppe Maria Crespi. It dates from 1710 and is held in the collection of the Uffizi Gallery.
About this work
Overview
Woman Searching for Fleas is an oil on copper painting created by Giuseppe Maria Crespi, a painter from Bologna, between 1710 and 1730. The work is known by several titles, including The Flea and Woman Getting out of Bed.
History & Provenance
The primary version of the painting is housed in the Uffizi in Florence, while variant versions exist, including one in the Museo nazionale di palazzo Reale in Pisa, both of which originated from the Guardaroba of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany.
Technique & Style
The painting is executed in oil on copper, a medium that allows for detailed and nuanced rendering, characteristic of Crespi's work from his time in Bologna.
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.
