DR1988:0437:002
Description:
- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina is built against the wall of a courtyard. The lower level of the macchina consists of a rocky cave containing mythological figures. The upper level is a small rotunda containing a statue of Victory surmounted by the Hapsburg double-headed eagle.
temporary architecture
printed 1724
Etching of Specchi's design for the "prima macchina" of 1724
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DR1988:0437:002
Description:
- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina is built against the wall of a courtyard. The lower level of the macchina consists of a rocky cave containing mythological figures. The upper level is a small rotunda containing a statue of Victory surmounted by the Hapsburg double-headed eagle.
temporary architecture
DR1988:0437:028
Description:
- This etching of a fireworks construction or macchina is in the form of a temple dedicated to Neptune, whose statue is visible behind the portico. The temple is surmounted by a crest and is flanked by two monumental columns. Four ships appear to be engaged in a battle in the background.
temporary architecture
printed 1760
Etching of Posi's design for the "prima macchina" of 1760
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DR1988:0437:028
Description:
- This etching of a fireworks construction or macchina is in the form of a temple dedicated to Neptune, whose statue is visible behind the portico. The temple is surmounted by a crest and is flanked by two monumental columns. Four ships appear to be engaged in a battle in the background.
temporary architecture
DR1988:0437:043
Description:
- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina is dedicated to Bacchus. The central pavilion contains a statue of Bacchus seated on a wine keg and the attic level consists of a trellis covered in grape vines. To either side of the central pavilion ruined archways frame scenes of people pressing grapes.
temporary architecture
printed 1771
Etching of Posi's design for the "seconda macchina" of 1771
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DR1988:0437:043
Description:
- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina is dedicated to Bacchus. The central pavilion contains a statue of Bacchus seated on a wine keg and the attic level consists of a trellis covered in grape vines. To either side of the central pavilion ruined archways frame scenes of people pressing grapes.
temporary architecture
DR1988:0437:005
Description:
- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina is set against the courtyard wall of the Palazzo Colonna. The macchina is three stories in height: the basement level is attached to the wall of the Palazzo Colonna and includes three depictions of military scenes. The second level contains an inscription dedicated to Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, which is flanked by statues of Hercules and Minerva. The top level includes a statue of Atlas carrying the globe surmounted by the imperial eagle.
temporary architecture
printed 1731
Etching of Michetti's design for the "prima macchina" of 1731
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DR1988:0437:005
Description:
- This etching for a fireworks construction or macchina is set against the courtyard wall of the Palazzo Colonna. The macchina is three stories in height: the basement level is attached to the wall of the Palazzo Colonna and includes three depictions of military scenes. The second level contains an inscription dedicated to Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, which is flanked by statues of Hercules and Minerva. The top level includes a statue of Atlas carrying the globe surmounted by the imperial eagle.
temporary architecture
drawings
ARCH4983
Description:
Détails de l'ameublement et de la décoration intérieure de l'église : grilles en métal pour le baptistère, bases en marbre des chandeliers pour le maître-autel et des chandeliers pascaux, inscription sous les fenêtres de la nef, console pour les statues du mur postérieur de la nef, ferrement pour la croix, piédestal pour la statue sur le vestiaire de la sacristie, motifs pour la peinture au pochoir sur le vestiaire de la sacristie, sur la frise des stalles et sur les confessionnaux (dessins 623 à 632).
1927
Détails de l'ameublement et de la décoration intérieure de l'église
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ARCH4983
Description:
Détails de l'ameublement et de la décoration intérieure de l'église : grilles en métal pour le baptistère, bases en marbre des chandeliers pour le maître-autel et des chandeliers pascaux, inscription sous les fenêtres de la nef, console pour les statues du mur postérieur de la nef, ferrement pour la croix, piédestal pour la statue sur le vestiaire de la sacristie, motifs pour la peinture au pochoir sur le vestiaire de la sacristie, sur la frise des stalles et sur les confessionnaux (dessins 623 à 632).
drawings
1927
DR1988:0437:017
Description:
- This etching shows a fireworks construction or macchina in the form of a triumphal arch which is raised on a basement and flanked by two columns. Inside the arch is a statue of the Roger, the first Norman King of the Two Sicilies, while the top of the arch is crowned by the arms of the current King of the two Sicilies, Charles Bourbon.
temporary architecture
printed 1751
Etching of Posi's design for the "prima macchina" of 1751
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DR1988:0437:017
Description:
- This etching shows a fireworks construction or macchina in the form of a triumphal arch which is raised on a basement and flanked by two columns. Inside the arch is a statue of the Roger, the first Norman King of the Two Sicilies, while the top of the arch is crowned by the arms of the current King of the two Sicilies, Charles Bourbon.
temporary architecture
Front elevation of a church
DR1960:0014
Description:
- Large cruciform church, with arcaded porticoed fronts surmounted by statues, topped by a large dome.
architecture
mid 18th century
Front elevation of a church
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DR1960:0014
Description:
- Large cruciform church, with arcaded porticoed fronts surmounted by statues, topped by a large dome.
architecture
Design for a church
DR1960:0006
Description:
A building of cruciform plan, with statues at each of the four corners, surmounted by a large dome.
architecture
mid 18th century
Design for a church
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DR1960:0006
Description:
A building of cruciform plan, with statues at each of the four corners, surmounted by a large dome.
architecture
drawings, textual records, works of art
DR1982:0125 R:001-007
Description:
- The five drawings show alternative designs for a long, low building, mostly classical in style with a central portico, often with other details such as a campanile, a fountain, and a large staircase in front of the entrance. The print DR1982:0125 R:002 depicts a crowd of people burning objects before a two-story building with giant pilasters surmounted by freestanding sculptures and a balustrade, while the print DR1982:0125 R:007 depicts a statue of Cupid by A. Thorwaldsen.
architecture
second half of the 19th century
Five sketches for a building honouring Alberto I, and two prints
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DR1982:0125 R:001-007
Description:
- The five drawings show alternative designs for a long, low building, mostly classical in style with a central portico, often with other details such as a campanile, a fountain, and a large staircase in front of the entrance. The print DR1982:0125 R:002 depicts a crowd of people burning objects before a two-story building with giant pilasters surmounted by freestanding sculptures and a balustrade, while the print DR1982:0125 R:007 depicts a statue of Cupid by A. Thorwaldsen.
drawings, textual records, works of art
second half of the 19th century
architecture
drawings
Détails divers
ARCH5616
Description:
Détails divers, dont un emprunté à l'église Saint-Ambroise, Montréal (projet #) : frises extérieures, statue et niche du campanile, plafond et panneau d'accès au toit du portique principal, élévation de l'arcade du chœur, stalles du sanctuaire, plan du mur de l'abside, autel de la chapelle des mariages, plan d'emplacement des sièges, vides dans l'épaisseur du mur de la nef pour recevoir les radiateurs, entrées de la chapelle-basse, tribune de l'orgue, mobilier de la sacristie (dessins 341 à 348, 350 à 353, 355, 356).
1927
Détails divers
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ARCH5616
Description:
Détails divers, dont un emprunté à l'église Saint-Ambroise, Montréal (projet #) : frises extérieures, statue et niche du campanile, plafond et panneau d'accès au toit du portique principal, élévation de l'arcade du chœur, stalles du sanctuaire, plan du mur de l'abside, autel de la chapelle des mariages, plan d'emplacement des sièges, vides dans l'épaisseur du mur de la nef pour recevoir les radiateurs, entrées de la chapelle-basse, tribune de l'orgue, mobilier de la sacristie (dessins 341 à 348, 350 à 353, 355, 356).
drawings
1927