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

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 "seconda macchina" of 1774

Date:

printed 1774

Description:

- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina represents a villa decorated with antique statues,including busts, hermes, and full figure works.

Form:
works of art

Quantity / Object type:
1 print(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawing

Technique and media:

Etching

Dimensions:

sheet: 39.3 x 52.0 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0437:049

Drawing Type:

line drawing

Method of Projection:

pictorial drawing

Point of View:

general view
exterior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- The sheet has several old folds and it has been trimmed to the edge of the plate mark. There are a few cursory brushstrokes in grey and brown wash on the verso.

Inscription:

inscribed - by an unknown hand, in the plate below the image, l.l. to l.r.: "Disegno della Seconda Machina rappresentante una Villa adorna di antichi Monumenti avanti all[i ?] quale s'introduce un giuoco di Giostra. Incendiata per commando di Sua Eccellenza il / Sig.r. DON LORÈNZO COLENNA Gran Contestabile del Regno di Napoli &c. &c. come Ambasciatore straordinario di SUA MAESTÀ IL RÈ delle due Sicilie &c. &c. &c. la Sera de i 29. Giugno 1774. Fes- / ta de GLORIOSI SS. APOSTOLI PIETRO, e PAOLO in occasione d'aver presentata la Chinea alla Santità di N[ost]ro. Sig.re PAPA CLEMENTE XIV. / Giuseppe Palazzi delineò"; l.l.: "Cav. Paolo Posi Architetto inventò"; l.r.: "Cav. Giuseppe Vasi incise." numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, verso, l.r.: "50"

Subject:

temporary architecture

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

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