Etching of Palazzi's design for the "seconda macchina" of 1782

People:

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

Title:

Etching of Palazzi's design for the "seconda macchina" of 1782

Date:

printed 1782

Description:

- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina is in the form of a garden pavilion. The columns of the first storey of the pavilion are decorated with garlands, and garlands and drapes are hung in all the openings.

Form:
works of art

Quantity / Object type:
1 print(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawing

Technique and media:

Etching

Dimensions:

plate mark: 52.6 x 38.5 cm sheet: 65.0 x 46.2 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0437:054

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 across the c.

Inscription:

inscribed and dated - by an unknown hand, in the plate below the image, l.l. to l.r.: "Disegno della Seconda Macchina, rappresentante un Notturno Villereccio Divertimento, caratterizzato con / varie Caricature; Incendiata per Comando di Sua Eccellenza il Sig.r Principe CON FILIPPO COLONNA Gran / Contestabile del Regno di Napoli &. &. come Ambasciatore Straordinario di SUA MAESTÀ il Rè delle due Sicilie &. &. &. / la sera delli 29, Giugno 1782. Festa de Gloriosi SS Apostoli PIETRO, e PAOLO in occasione d'aver presentata la Chinea alla / SANTITÀ di N.S. P.P. PIO VI."; l.l.: "Gius. Palazzi Arch.to inv."; l.r.: "Franc. Barbazza inc." numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the print outside the plate mark, l.l.: "18" [written sideways] numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the print outside the plate mark, l.r.: "27"

Subject:

temporary architecture

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

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