Etching of Palazzi's design for the "seconda macchina" of 1778

People:

Giuseppe Vasi (etcher)
Giuseppe Palazzi (architect)
Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies (patron)
Lorenzo Colonna (patron)
Pope Pius VI (dedicatee)

Title:

Etching of Palazzi's design for the "seconda macchina" of 1778

Date:

printed 1778

Description:

- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina is in the form of a dining pavilion, with a representation of Monte Testaccio in the background.

Form:
works of art

Quantity / Object type:
1 print(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawing

Technique and media:

Etching

Dimensions:

plate mark: 51.5 x 38.1 cm sheet: 67.5 x 46.0 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0437:052

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 horizontal folds.

Inscription:

inscribed and dated - by an unknown hand, in the plate below the image, l.l. to l.r.: "Disegno della Seconda Macchina rappresentante il Monte Testaccio con abitazione, qual potrebbe desiderarvisi a maggior comodo e diporto del \ Popolo che vi concorre; Incendiata per comando di Sua Eccellenza il Sig.r Principe DON LORÈNZO COLONNA Gran Contestabile del Regno di / Napoli, e&; e&; come Ambasciatore Straordinario di SUA MAESTÀ il RÈ delle due Sicilie e&; e&; e&; la sera dei 29. Giugno MDCCLXXVIII. Festa dè / GLORIOSI SS. APOSTOLI PIETRO, e PAOLO, in occasione d'aver presentata la Chinea alla SANTITA di N.S. PAPA Pio VI."; l.l.: "Gius. Palazi Arch.to inv."; l.r.: "Cav. Giuseppe Vasi inc" dated - by an unknown hand, on the print outside the plate mark, l.l.: "1778" numbered - by an unknown hand, on the print outside the plate mark, l.l.: "16" numbered - by an unknown hand, on the print outside the plate mark, l.r.: "4"

Subject:

temporary architecture

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

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