Etching of Posi's design for the "prima macchina" of 1772

People:

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

Title:

Etching of Posi's design for the "prima macchina" of 1772

Date:

printed 1772

Description:

- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina is dedicated to Chinese philosophy. The macchina is in the form of a wall articulated with a specially designed order of architecture. The capitals of the order consist of two dragons looking in opposite directions. Statues representing chinese philosophers are placed between the columns.

Form:
works of art

Quantity / Object type:
1 print(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawing

Technique and media:

Etching

Dimensions:

plate mark: 39.5 x 53.7 cm sheet: 45.8 x 67.4 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0437:044

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.: "Disegno della Prima Machina rappresentante un Luogo dedicato alla Cinese Filosofia. Incendiata per comando di Sua Eccellenza il Sig.r DON LORÈNZO COLONNA Gran Contestabile del Regno di Napoli / &c. &c. come Ambasciatore straordinario di SUA MAESTÀ IL RÈ delle due Sicilie &c. &c. &c. in congiuntura della presentazione della Chinea alla Santità di Nostro Signore PAPA CLEMENTE XIV. nella / Vigilia de Gloriosi Santi Apostoli PIETRO, e PAOLO l'anno MDCCLXXII."; l.l.: "Cavalier Paolo Posi Architetto Giuseppe Palazzi delin."; l.r.: "Cavalier Giuseppe Vasi incise" dated - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the print outside the plate mark, l.l.: "1772" numbered - by an unknown 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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