Cavalcature che conducono le bestie bovine in Roma, per macellare (Cattle Driven to the Slaughter in Rome) (Plate 16)

1809

Bartolomeo Pinelli

Associated Names
Bartolomeo Pinelli

Artist, Italian, 1781 - 1835

The image shows two riders on horseback with long staffs, chasing a large bull. The horses are depicted in motion with defined muscles. In the background, there are buildings, trees, and clouds. The drawing is detailed with intricate lines and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.4 x 30.5 cm (8 7/16 x 12 in.)
    sheet: 26.3 x 39.9 cm (10 3/8 x 15 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.111.24

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Della Rocchetta, no. 27, State only

  • Series Title

    Raccolta di cinquanta costumi pittoreschi, plate 16

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Pittsburgh; gift to NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1956

  • Della Rocchetta, Giovani Incisa. Bartolomeo Pinelli. Rome, 1956: no. 27, only

1983

  • Fagiolo, Maurizio, and Maurizio Marini. Bartolomeo Pinelli 1781 - 1835 e il suo tempo. Rome, 1983.

Inscriptions

lower left in image: Pinelli Fece 1809 Roma; lower center in plate: Cavalcature che conducono le bestie bovine in Roma, per macellare; lower right in plate: 16; by later hand, lower right in graphite: er

Wikidata ID

Q75429471

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