Bartolomeo Pinelli, Ciociare Near Subiaco, 1820, Etching

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Ciociare, vicino a Subiaco; passato Tivoli is a precious hand-colored etching by Bartolomeo Pinelli. The inscriptions appear at the bottom … Read more Ciociare, vicino a Subiaco; passato Tivoli is a precious hand-colored etching by Bartolomeo Pinelli. The inscriptions appear at the bottom of the artwork, inside the matrix, and just below the image. On the left “Pinelli dis e inc”; in the center “Ciociare, vicino a Subiaco; passato Tivoli”; on the left “Roma 1820”. Image dimensions: 20.5 x 28 cm. The state of preservation is good, except for some spread fungal foxings, especially on the higher right margin. The artwork was published in the volume M. Fagiolo, M. Marini, Bartolomeo Pinelli 1781-1835 e il suo tempo, Rome, 1983, s p 293, repr This beautiful engraving belongs to a portfolio published in 1823 called Nuova Raccolta di Cinquanta Costumi De’ Contorni di Roma compresi diversi fatti di briganti, one of the richest and most beautiful collections of engravings by Bartolomeo Pinelli, an important Roman artist, engraver, painter, and ceramist, famous for producing drawings and prints about the history and customs of Rome and the region Lazio, fundamental for the ethnographic knowledge of that territory. The artwork is amusing and pleasant, and represents a moment in the way of life in the surroundings of 19th-century Rome. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork. See less