La pulce A young woman sits in a cramped interior, pulling her clothing aside as she examines her body. Her head is lowered, one shoulder exposed, and the composition is organised around the awkward concentration of the act. The small oil on copper in the Uffizi is generally known as The Flea (La pulce), althoughContinue reading “Common Life: Giuseppe Maria Crespi (1665–1747) and Genre Painting”