Etching of Posi's design for the "prima macchina" of 1758

People:

Paolo Posi (architect)
Giuseppe Pozzi (etcher)
Giuseppe Palazzi (draughtsman)
Lorenzo Colonna (patron)
Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies (patron)
Pope Clement XIII (dedicatee)

Title:

Etching of Posi's design for the "prima macchina" of 1758

Date:

printed 1758

Description:

- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina is in the form of a low wall decorated with grottos and niches. The central recession contains a statue of a river god and is crowned by trophies, a fountain, and an obelisk.

Form:
works of art

Quantity / Object type:
1 print(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawing

Technique and media:

Etching

Dimensions:

plate mark: 37.7 x 52.3 cm sheet: 45.2 x 66.1 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0437:027

Drawing Type:

line drawing

Method of Projection:

pictorial drawing

Point of View:

general view
exterior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- The sheet has an old fold down the c.

Inscription:

inscribed and dated - by an unknown hand, in the plate below the image, l.l. to l.r.: "Prospetto della Prima Machina eretta per commando di Sua Eccellenza il Sig.r Principe DON LORÈNZO COLONNA Gran Contestabile del Regno di Napoli &. &., come Ambasciatore / straordinario di SUA MAESTÀ IL RÈ delle due Sicilie &. &. &., in occasione di presentare la solita Chinea alla Santità di Nostro Signore PAPA CLEMENTE XIII. il giorno 8. Settemb.re 1758 / Festa delle Natività della Gloriosa VERGINE MARIA."; l.l.: "Paolo Posi Architetto Giuseppe Palazzi disegn."; l.r.: "Giuseppe Pozzi incise" dated and numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the print outside the plate mark, l.r.: "1758-I" numbered - by a later hand, in graphite, on the print outside the plate mark, l.r.: "8"

Subject:

temporary architecture

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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