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

People:

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

Title:

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

Date:

printed 1773

Description:

- This etching of a fireworks construction or macchina represents a public celebration of the making of a poison antidote "che si fà nella Città di Venezia" (as it is done in Venice). The macchina consists of a pavilion raised on a base. The pavilion appears to be square, with a central opening a large smoking vat of theriaca. The top storey appears to be octagonal and is crowned by a tent. The relief on the front of the octagon shows a view of the Piazza San Marco and the Doge's Palace from the Molo.

Form:
works of art

Quantity / Object type:
1 print(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawing

Technique and media:

Etching

Dimensions:

plate mark: 38.5 x 51.7 cm sheet: 45.5 x 67.0 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0437:047

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 Seconda Machina rappresentante la celebre publica Fabricazione dell Triaca, che si fà nella Città di Venezia. Incendiata per comando di Sua Eccellen- / za il Signor DON LORÈNZO COLONNA Gran Contestabile del Regno di Napoli &c. &c. come Ambasciatore straordinario DI SUA MAESTÀ IL RÈ delle Due Sicile &c. &c. &c. la sera dè 29. Giu- / gno l'anno 1773. Festa DE GLORIOSI SANTI APOSTOLI PIETRO, E PAOLO in occasione d'aver presentata la Chinea ALLA SANTITA DI NOSTRO SIGNORÈ PAPA CLEMENTE XIV. / Giuseppe Palazzi disegnò.; l.l.: "Cavalier Paolo Posi Architetto."; l.r.: "Cavalier Giuseppe Vasi incise." numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, verso, l.r.: "66"

Subject:

temporary architecture

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

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