Marcolfa Persuades Cacasenno to Mount a Horse 1665 - 1747

Giuseppe Maria Crespi's "Marcolfa Persuades Cacasenno to Mount a Horse," a red chalk drawing, depicts a woman, Marcolfa, attempting to convince a boy, Cacasenno, to ride a horse. The dynamic composition and expressive figures are characteristic of Crespi's genre scenes that capture the energy and vibrancy of daily life in 18th-century Italy. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is home to this small but impactful drawing, a testament to Crespi's mastery of the medium.