Station VI Jesus dried by Veronica Way of the Cross
"f." references fecit (he made it) in latin
Description | Station VI Jesus dried by Veronica Way of the Cross "f." references fecit (he made it) in latin |
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About the Artist | (1781-1835) Italian “Bartolomeo Pinelli was an Italian printmaker, painter, sculptor and draughtsman. He learned the rudiments of sculpture from his father, a maker of cheap religious statuettes. This early training encouraged Pinelli to emphasize plasticity and expression over the Neo-classical values prevalent in Rome. Only a few of his terracotta figures survive (e.g. Man Playing Morra, Rome, Pal. Venezia). He did produce a volume of
etchings, Gruppi pittoreschi (Rome, 1834), depicting rustic groups. Its
emphasis on naturalism and everyday subject matter is also characteristic of
his sculptures. Although he studied both at the Accademia di San Luca in Rome
and at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Bologna, helped financially by Conte
Lambertini, Pope Benedict XIV’s nephew, Pinelli was not interested in pursuing
the traditional path to artistic success via religious or history painting. On
returning to Rome in the late 1790s, he chose to peddle his works at the cafés
frequented by tourists.” Grove Dictionary of Art |
Culture | European |
Medium | Engraving on wove paper |
Plate size | 10 1/2" height X 13" width |
Paper size | 13 3/4" height X 20 1/2" width |
Signed | "Pinelli f. 1821" printed at lower left |
Date of creation | 1821 |
Condition | Fair. Severe creasing along plate marks, especially at viewer's left. Discoloration and creasing in margins. Light soiling on verso |
Provenance | AS Hu |