Summer Extravaganza
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History of Rome Etchings on woven paper by Bartolomeo Pinelli 1816. Measures Approx 17" x 22" . The bottom inscription reads as follows: "Bacchide Enunco inviato da Mitridate a Monime, una delle sue mogli più favorite che dovesse scegliere il genere di morte che più bramasse, ella dopo aver tentato di strozzarsi col suo diadema, e non esserdovi riuscita, lo calpestò e detestandolo per non avergli resoquest’ultimo servigio, presentò conintrepidezza il collo all’Enunco che sul fatto l’uccise" This translates roughly to "Bacchides Enunco sent by Mithridates to Monime, one of his most favored wives who had to choose the kind of death that he most desired, she after having tried to strangle herself with her diadem, and not having succeeded, trampled him and detested him for not having returned this last to him. service, he presented his neck with fearlessness to the Enunco who killed him in the act" Pinelli was born and died in the Trastevere neighborhood of Rome, the son of an artisan who modeled religious statues.[1] Pinelli was educated first in Bologna and then at the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. He return to live in Trastevere, then a poor quarter of Rome. His initial studio was on Piazza Sciarra on the Corso. His son, Achille Pinelli, was a famous watercolorist in his own right. An extremely prolific engraver, his illustrations depicted the costumes of the Italian people, the great epic poems and numerous other subjects, including popular customs. In general, the most recurring subject is Rome, the ancient city as well as the modern one: its inhabitants and its monuments. Please see photos for condition. Obvious staining.
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