The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1750: The New Pier of Naples
1750
Etcher, French, 1726 - 1786
Artist
Artist After, Italian, 1684 - 1750
Jérôme Charles Bellicard, after Michelangelo Specchi
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 39.6 × 46.5 cm (15 9/16 × 18 5/16 in.)
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Accession Number
2016.121.66.6
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Catalogue Raisonné
Gori Sassoli no. 49
Associated Artworks
See all 54 artworksThe Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1747: The Temple of Venus Genitrix
Louis-Joseph Le Lorrain, Various Artists
1747
An Album of Prints of the Roman Festival of the Chinea
Various Artists
1723
The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1748: The Son of Venus and Mars Presented to the Temple of Minerva
Louis-Joseph Le Lorrain, Various Artists
1748
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Vincent J. Buonanno, Chicago; gift to NGA, 2016.
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. 49.
Inscriptions
Lettered LL: "Michelangelo Specchi Architetto Deputato"
Lettered LC: "Carlo Bellicard Invent. e Sculp."
Lettered LC: " Prospettiva della prima Macchina de fuochi d'artificio rappresentante in Idea il Molo nuovo [...] l'anno del S.to Giubileo 1750"
Wikidata ID
Q77260264