Descrizione delle sculture e pitture che si trovano al Campidoglio
An 1819 Roman guidebook by Agostino Tofanelli, printed by Carlo Mordacchini, describing the sculptures and paintings held in the Capitoline Museums for visitors and connoisseurs. The single picture is a black-and-white print of a man in a loose shirt and cap holding up a framed painting to a small group of onlookers in top hats and dark coats, all seen from behind or in profile, with the framed picture showing a figure in a dark setting. A designer could take from it the lively, gestural staging of a guide presenting artwork to a crowd, with strong contrasts of dark silhouetted figures against a pale background.
