Etching of Posi's design for the "prima macchina" of 1773

People:

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

Title:

Etching of Posi's design for the "prima macchina" of 1773

Date:

printed 1773

Description:

- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina is in the form of a temple dedicated to peace. The temple appears to be centrally-planned, consisting of a square lower story crowned by a shallow dome similar to that of the Pantheon except that is roofed with fish-scale shingles. The front façade is in the form of a triumphal arch.

Form:
works of art

Quantity / Object type:
1 print(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawing

Technique and media:

Etching

Dimensions:

plate mark: 38.3 x 51.6 cm sheet: 46.0 x 67.2 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0437:046

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 vertical fold down the c.

Inscription:

inscribed - by an unknown hand, in the plate below the image, l.l. to l.r.: "Disegno della prima Machina rappresentante un Tempio dedicato alla Pace. Incendiata per commando di Sua Eccellenza il Signor 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 Sig.re / PAPA CLEMENTE XIV. nella Vigilia della Festa dei GLORIOSI SANTI APOSTOLI PIETRO, E PAOLO l'Anno 1773."; l.l.: "Cavalier Paolo Posi Archit.o Giuseppe Palazzi delin."; l.r.: "Cavalier Giuseppe Vasi incise" numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, verso, l.r.: "60"

Subject:

temporary architecture

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

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