The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1722: The Temple of Janus
1722
Artist, Italian, 1659 - c. 1741
Artist After, Italian, 1668 - 1729
Giovanni Girolamo Frezza after Alessandro Specchi (architect)
Attributed to

Artwork overview
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Medium
engraving on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 41.7 x 54.7 cm (16 7/16 x 21 9/16 in.)
sheet: 45.3 x 66 cm (17 13/16 x 26 in.) -
Accession Number
1997.111.1
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Catalogue Raisonné
Gori Sassoli no. 1
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Series Title
Temporary Structures for the Roman Festival of the "Chinea"
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Robin Halwas Ltd., London); purchased by NGA, 1997.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1994
Gori Sassoli, Mario. Della Chinea e di altre "Macchine di gioia". Apparati architettonici per fuochi d'artificio a Roma nel Settecento. Milan, 1994, no. 1.
Inscriptions
extensive inscription; lower right in plate: Girolamo Frezza sculp Rom. sup. perm.
Wikidata ID
Q75406893