La Compagnia dei sacconi al Colosseo (Penitents Praying at Altars in the Colosseum)

1829

Bartolomeo Pinelli

Associated Names
Bartolomeo Pinelli

Artist, Italian, 1781 - 1835

This is a painting of a religious procession inside an ancient amphitheater. The scene depicts an interior view of the Colosseum, portrayed in sepia tones. The painting portrays a religious procession of hooded figures wearing long robes, with some carrying small pictures or emblems. The central focus is on these figures arranged in a line within the Colosseum's ruins. On the right, beneath the archway, is a shrine with a depiction of the crucifixion, around which a woman is shown kneeling in prayer while holding a child. The scene conveys a sense of solemnity, with the ruined architecture looming over the gathered figures. The style is reminiscent of an 18th to 19th-century European artist.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over black chalk and graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.2 x 29.9 cm (9 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.50.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Nicolas Schwed, Paris); purchased 2011 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2008

  • Schwed, Nicolas. Catalog: Dessins anciens et du 19ème siècle. Paris, 2008: no. 27.

Inscriptions

lower left in brown ink: La Compagnia dei / sacconi al / Colosseo / Pinelli / fec / Roma 1829

Wikidata ID

Q64537160

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