The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1766: A Theater for Athletic Games

1766

Giuseppe Vasi, after Giuseppe Palazzi, after Paolo Posi

Associated Names
Giuseppe Vasi

Etcher, Roman, 1710 - 1782

Giuseppe Palazzi

Artist After, Italian, c. 1740 - 1810

Paolo Posi

Artist After, Italian, 1708 - 1776

This is a drawing of a grand architectural stage set design. The image depicts an ornate, theatrical stage architecture designed in a classical style. The structure features a central grand entrance adorned with drapery and flanked by symmetrical, tiered galleries filled with figures engaged in various activities. These galleries have multiple levels with columned divisions and are populated with spectators or performers. At the top of the central part of the building is a clock framed by figurative decorations. The foreground shows an outdoor scene with people and animals. The drawing captures the grandeur and detailed craftsmanship of a baroque-style architectural fantasy, reminiscent of an 18th-century theatrical set, with meticulous attention to ornamental detail and compositional balance.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1981

  • Scalabroni, Luisa. Giuseppe Vasi (1710-1782). Rome, 1981, no. 349.

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. 82.

Inscriptions

Lettered LL: "Cavalier Paolo Posi Architetto"
Lettered LC: "Giuseppe Palazzi delineo' "
Lettered LR: "Giuseppe Vasi incise"
Lettered LC, below image: "Disegno della Seconda Machina rappresentante i Giuochi Atletici [...] l'Anno MDCCLXVI"

Wikidata ID

Q77258692

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