Etching of Posi's design for the "prima macchina" of 1775

People:

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

Title:

Etching of Posi's design for the "prima macchina" of 1775

Date:

printed 1775

Description:

- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina represents the Campidoglio (Capitol) decorated with drapery and trophies for a festival.

Form:
works of art

Quantity / Object type:
1 print(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawing

Technique and media:

Etching

Dimensions:

plate mark: 30.5 x 53.0 cm sheet: 45.8 x 67.1 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0437:050

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 Prima Machina rappresentante la Parte Principale del Campidoglio festivamente ornato a Celebrare le Belle Arti, che vi risiedono o altra più degna occasione. Incendiata per Comando di / Sua Eccellenza il Sig.r DON LORÈNZO COLONNA Gran Cotestabile 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 PIO VI nella Viglilia de Gloriosi Santi Apostoli PIETRO e PAOLO l'anno 1775. / Giuseppe Palazzi del."; l.l.: "Cav. Pao. Posi Arch."; l.r.: "Cava. Giusep.e Vasi incise" dated and numbered - by an unknown hand, on the print outside the plate mark, l.r.: "1775-I"

Subject:

temporary architecture

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

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