Searching for Fleas

"Searching for Fleas," also known as Woman Searching for Fleas or The Flea, is a spirited genre painting created by Giuseppe Maria Crespi between 1710 and 1730. This Baroque artwork depicts a woman engaged in a humorous, everyday activity—searching for fleas on her body—highlighting Crespi's keen interest in portraying lively scenes from ordinary life. The primary version is housed at the Uffizi in Florence, with other variants, including one in Pisa's Museo nazionale di palazzo Reale.