Etching of Posi's design for the "seconda macchina" of 1762

People:

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

Title:

Etching of Posi's design for the "seconda macchina" of 1762

Date:

printed 1762

Description:

- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina is in the form of a stepped three-storey pavilion representing an Ottoman casino. The lower level is a dining gallery supported by rusticated piers. The cresent is used as a decorative motif throughout the pavilion.

Form:
works of art

Quantity / Object type:
1 print(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawing

Technique and media:

Etching

Dimensions:

plate mark: 40.0 x 54.2 cm sheet: 40.3 x 54.6 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0437:031

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. and has been trimmed just outside of the plate mark.

Inscription:

inscribed and dated - by an unknown hand, in the plate below the image, l.l. to l.r.: "Disegno della Seconda Machina rappresentante un Kiosè, o sia Casino di Delizia all'uso Ottamano imbandito a diporto. Incendiata per commando di Sua Eccellenza il Sig.r / DON LORÈNZO COLONNA Gran Contestabile del Regno di Napoli & &. come Ambasciatore Straordinario di S.M. il RÈ delle due Sicilie & & &. la Sera delle 29. Giugno 1762. Festa delli / Gloriosi SS. Apostoli PIETRO, e PAOLO in occasione d'aver presentata la Chinea alla Santità di Nostro Signore PAPA CLEMENTE XIII."; l.l.: "Paolo Posi Architetto"; b.: "Giuseppe Palazzi disegnò"; l.r.: "Giuseppe Vasi incise." numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, verso, l.r.: "53" numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, verso, l.r.: "II"

Subject:

temporary architecture

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

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