Bartolomeo Pinelli (Rome, November 20, 1781 - Rome, April 1, 1835) was an Italian engraver, painter and ceramist. An extremely prolific graphic artist, it has recently been estimated that he has produced around four thousand etchings and ten thousand drawings.
In his prints he illustrated the costumes of the Italian peoples, the great masterpieces of literature and subjects of Roman, Greek, Napoleonic history, etc. The most recurring theme in general is Rome, its inhabitants, its monuments, the ancient city and the one that is contemporary to him.
In addition to its intrinsic artistic value, his work as an illustrator has a significant documentary significance for the ethnography of Rome, Italy and Switzerland. In addition to the repertoire of images dedicated to Roman costumes, he illustrated numerous books, creating cycles inspired by Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid and Greco-Roman mythology.
