(b Bologna, 14 March 1665; d Bologna, 16 July 1747). Painter, draughtsman and printmaker. His religious and mythological works are distinguished by a free brushstroke and a painterly manner. He also painted spirited genre scenes, which by their quality, content and quantity distinguish him as one of the first Italian painters of high standing to devote serious attention to the depiction of contemporary life. Such paintings as Woman Laundering (1700–05; St Petersburg, Hermitage) or Woman Washing Dishes (1720–25; Florence, Uffizi) offer straightforward glimpses of domestic chores in images that are startlingly novel for the period and look forward to the art of Jean-Siméon Chardin, Jean-François Millet and Honoré Daumier.

Part of the Crespi (ii) family

• Crespi (ii), Giuseppe Maria
  • Bologna, §II, 2: Art life and organization, after c 1400
  • Canuti, Domenico Maria
  • Crespi (ii)
  • Florence, §II, 2(ii): Art life and organization, c 1600–c 1800
  • Gionima, Antonio
  • Italy, §III, 5(i): Baroque & Rococo painting, c 1600–c 1750: Bologna & Emilia Romagna
  • frames
    • Frame, §II, 5: Italian Baroque
  • patrons and collectors
    • Benedict XIV, Pope (reg 1740-58)
      • Benedict XIV, Pope
    • Buonaccorsi, Raimondo
      • Buonaccorsi, Raimondo
    • Charles-Emanuel III, Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia (reg 1730-73)
      • Savoy, §II: (12) Charles-Emanuel III, 17th Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia
    • Conti, Stefano
      • Conti, Stefano
    • Ghisilieri, Francesco
      • Ghisilieri
    • Medici, Ferdinando de', Grand Prince of Tuscany (1663-1713)
      • Medici, de’: (28) Ferdinando de’ Medici
    • Ottoboni, Pietro, Cardinal (1667-1740)
      • Ottoboni, Cardinal Pietro
    • Ruffo, Tommaso, Cardinal, Archbishop of Ferrara
      • Ruffo: (2) Tommaso Ruffo
    • Sagredo, Zaccaria
      • Sagredo, Zaccaria
    • Savoy, Eugene of, Prince (1663-1736)
      • Savoy, §II: (10) Prince Eugene of
    • Tessin, Carl Gustav, Count
      • Tessin: (3) Carl Gustav Tessin
  • pupils
    • Guarienti, Pietro Maria
    • Longhi (iii): (1) Pietro Longhi
    • Mattioli, Lodovico
  • teachers
    • Cignani, Carlo
  • works
    • Crespi (ii): (1) Giuseppe Maria Crespi, §1(i): Training and first independent works, 1665–1700
    • Crespi (ii): (1) Giuseppe Maria Crespi, §1(ii): Bologna, 1700–08
    • Crespi (ii): (1) Giuseppe Maria Crespi, §1(iv): Bologna, 1709–22
    • Crespi (ii): (1) Giuseppe Maria Crespi, §1(v): Later career, 1722–47
    • Genre, §5(i): The 18th century: Italy
    • Still-life, §3: 18th century and after
    • Vienna, §V, 6: Belvedere