Bertoldo with a Sieve on His Head

Giuseppe Maria Crespi and Ludovico Mattioli

National Gallery of Art

The image contains straight lines and curved forms with a figure in the foreground. The figure has a circular object with small holes in place of a head, resembling a colander or sieve, and holds a similar disc in its hands. In the background, there are flowing lines suggestive of hills and sharp, angular lines of trees with windswept branches.