After Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835) Large Framed Antique Neoclassical Ceramic Tile

An eye-catching and intricately detailed antique neoclassical ceramic tile mounted in a painted softwood frame. Dating to around circa 1830, the plaque is signed to the lower right; we believe the signature reads ‘Ricciolini’.

This large-scale ceramic plaque is after an earlier engraving by late 18^th/early 19^th century Italian illustrator, Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835).

Like the engraving, the subject depicts the Roman story of the murder of the sixth king of Rome, Servius Tullius. According to legend, his murder was conspired by his own daughter, Tullia Minor, and her husband, Tarquin the Proud, to seize the throne. Once her father had been killed, Tullia is said to have ridden her chariot through the street, deliberately driving over her father’s body in a symbolic show of power.

Captured in the blue and white delft style, this 19^th century ceramic tile is framed and fitted with hooks ready for hanging on an interior wall.