Etching of Posi's design for the "seconda macchina" of 1760

People:

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

Title:

Etching of Posi's design for the "seconda macchina" of 1760

Date:

printed 1760

Description:

- This etching of a fireworks construction or macchina is in the form of a pavilion with unroofed arcades extending to either side. The pavilion is roofed by a tent-like structure and is open at front and back to show a group of people gathered around a large table. The two arcades are made of palm trees: the tree trunks are the columns and their leaves form the arches. The substructure includes rooms containing animals, which are visible behind barred windows.

Form:
works of art

Quantity / Object type:
1 print(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawing

Technique and media:

Etching

Dimensions:

plate mark: 38.6 x 53.5 cm sheet: 45.7 x 67.4 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0437:029

Drawing Type:

line drawing

Method of Projection:

pictorial drawing

Point of View:

general view
exterior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Old vertical fold through centre of sheet

Inscription:

inscribed - by an unknown hand, in the plate below the image, l.l. to l.r.: "Prospetto della Seconda Machina rappresentante una Deliziosa all'uso cinese. Eretta per commando di Sua Eccellenza il Sig. Principe Don LORENZO COLONNA Gran Contestabile del / Regno di Napoli &.&. come Ambasciatore Straordinario di SUA MAESTA' il RE' delle due Sicilie &.&.&. la Sera delli 29. giugno 1760. Festa de Gloriosi S.S. Apostoli PIETRO, e / PAOLO in occasione d'aver presentata la Chinea alla Santità di Nostro Signore PAPA CLEMENTE XIII. / Paolo Posi Architetto Giuseppe Palazzi disegno' Giuseppe Vasi incise" numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, l.r.: "2" numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, l.r.: "6"

Subject:

temporary architecture

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

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