Etching of Posi's design for the "prima macchina" of 1774

People:

Paolo Posi (architect)
Giuseppe Vasi (etcher)
Giuseppe Palazzi (draughtsman)
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 1774

Date:

printed 1774

Description:

- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina represents Hercules in the Gardens of the Hesperides. The macchina is in the form of a three-bay garden pavilion with sculptures and fountains.

Form:
works of art

Quantity / Object type:
1 print(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawing

Technique and media:

Etching

Dimensions:

plate mark: 39.3 x 51.5 cm sheet: 46.3 x 65.4 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0437:048

Drawing Type:

line drawing

Method of Projection:

pictorial drawing

Point of View:

general view
exterior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- The edges of the sheet are uneven and there is 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 nella quale si rappresentata la celebre impresa di Ercole negl'Esperidi. Incendiata per commando 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 Chinea presentata alla Santità di N.S. PAPA CLEMENTE XIV nella Vigilia de Gloriosi Santi Apostoli PIETRO, e PAOLO l'anno 1774. / Giuseppe Palazzi delineò"; l.l.: "Cav. Paolo Posi Architetto inventò"; l.r.: "Cav. Giuseppe Vasi incise" numbered - by an unknown hand, on the print outside the plate mark, l.r.: "12"

Subject:

temporary architecture

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

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