Man and Woman from the Village of Villalago, L'Aquila Province, in Upper Abruzzo

The work is from the Neapolitan series. The analogues of this work have not been found. The engraving in a black and white version was probably issued in Pinelli's albums dated 1816 and 1817. In the foreground, one can see two figures: a young shepherd sitting in profile under a tree and leaning on a stick and a young girl in traditional festive clothing who approaches the boy and talks to him, pointing at something with her left hand. The girl is wearing a dress with long sleeves and bows on the shoulders, a yellow skirt with ornamental ribbons at the bottom, and an apron with zoomorphic and floral motifs tied over it. On her head is a headscarf with a long end thrown over the arm; blue shoes are on her legs. The curly-haired young man wears a yellow jacket and narrow blue knee-length pants. There are ciocie over the white stockings on his legs and a broad black hat on his head. He is sitting on a stone covered with a red cloth, highlighting the composition. The action occurs in the background of a valley with trees, where one can see the outlines of a high mountain range in the distance and the buildings of the mountain settlement beneath them.

In the lower right corner, there is the author's signature Pinelli, written in italics, date – 1816, and the place of performance – Roma (illegibly). In the centre of the engraving, under the image, is the work's title: Uomo, e Donna del Paese di Villalago, Provincia dell'Aquila, Abruzzo Ultra. The number "46" is in the upper right corner above the plate.

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