A Peasant Family Cooking over a Campfire

Bartolomeo Pinelli

Associated Names
Bartolomeo Pinelli

Artist, Italian, 1781 - 1835

The image shows a group of people in an outdoor setting. In the forefront, there is a woman wearing a long blue and green dress who is stirring a pot hanging over an open fire. A child with short curly hair sits nearby holding a piece of cloth. Another woman sits on a rock with a child on her lap. A young man stands near them. In the background, two women stand observing. The setting features large rocks, green trees, and a vast landscape in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.9 x 32.1 cm (9 7/16 x 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.190

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 181 (color).

Wikidata ID

Q64537158

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