{"product_id":"la-famiglia-dei-pedochiosi-bartolomeo-pinelli","title":"La Famiglia dei Pedochiosi - Bartolomeo Pinelli","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn etching by Bartolomeo Pinelli depicting a family engaged in a grim, domestic task, capturing the social realities of early nineteenth-century Roman life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBartolomeo Pinelli was a prolific Roman engraver, painter, and illustrator known for his documentation of the daily lives of the Italian populace. This etching, titled La Famiglia dei Pedochiosi, captures a scene of domestic hardship with the directness characteristic of his work. The composition depicts a family group engaged in the mundane, yet grim, task of delousing one another. Pinelli employs a clear, linear style, using hatching and cross-hatching to define form and shadow without the need for complex tonal washes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figures are arranged in a tight, pyramidal structure. A woman stands behind another, tending to her hair, while a man rests his head upon the lap of the seated woman. To the right, a youth sits with a dog, mirroring the posture of the others. A small child stands to the left, playing with a simple toy. The setting is minimal, suggesting a humble, perhaps impoverished, interior or outdoor space. The title carries a double meaning in Italian, as the term 'pedochiosi' refers to those afflicted with lice, while also serving as a colloquialism for the stingy or miserly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePinelli often focused on the Roman working class, bandits, and street life, moving away from the idealised subjects common in the academic art of his time. His work provides a window into the social realities of early nineteenth-century Italy. The etching technique here is precise, with the artist using varied line weights to create a sense of volume and texture in the clothing and hair. By focusing on such a raw, human moment, Pinelli avoids sentimentality, presenting the scene with a detached, observational quality that remains a hallmark of his graphic output.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/products\/tomb-of-the-three-curatii-brothers-in-albano-giovanni-battista-piranesi\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eTomb of the Three Curatii Brothers in Albano - Giovanni Battista Piranesi — Giovanni Battista Piranesi\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/products\/the-route-near-a-precipice-ferdinand-kobell\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eThe Route near a Precipice - Ferdinand Kobell — Ferdinand Kobell\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bartolomeo Pinelli","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58528031867215,"sku":null,"price":220.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58528031932751,"sku":null,"price":220.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58528032031055,"sku":null,"price":290.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58528032063823,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58528032129359,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/La-Famiglia-dei-Pedochiosi_Poster_CompositorV1_1786367646698.jpg?v=1787245442","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.com\/en-nz\/products\/la-famiglia-dei-pedochiosi-bartolomeo-pinelli","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}