Plate 11: Bertoldino falling into the fish pond, from "Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno" 1705 - 1715

"Plate 11: Bertoldino falling into the fish pond, from "Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno"" is an etching created between 1705-1715 by Italian Baroque artist Giuseppe Maria Crespi. The humorous print depicts a scene from the Italian comic novel *Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno*, a collection of satirical tales and folktales popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. This etching showcases Crespi's mastery of line and detail, capturing the dynamic movement of Bertoldino's fall and the reactions of the surrounding figures with expressive detail. The work is currently held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.