Prayers - Lithograph by Bartolomeo Pinelli - 19th Century 19th Century

Prayers is a beautiful original lithograph on paper, realized by the Italian artist Bartolomeo Pinelli. In very good conditions, published by Engelmann. Sheet dimension:30 x 46 The artworks represents a prayers scene, this is an old master's artwork with strong and soft strokes of the master's touch. Bartolomeo Pinelli (Rome, 1781 - Rome, 1835) The Italian engraver, painter and ceramist, was an extremely prolific graphic artist: it was estimated that he produced about four thousand engravings and ten thousand drawings. In his prints he illustrated the customs of Italian peoples, the great masterpieces of literature: Virgil, Dante, Tasso, Ariosto, Cervantes, Manzoni, and subjects of Roman, Greek, Napoleonic history, etc. The most common theme in general is Rome, its inhabitants, its monuments, the ancient city and its contemporary city. His work as an illustrator has, in addition to the intrinsic artistic value, a significant documentary meaning for the ethnography of Rome, Italy and Switzerland. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork.