The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1755: A Triumphal Bridge with Antiquities from Herculaneum
1755
Etcher, Roman, 1710 - 1782
Artist
Artist After, Italian, 1708 - 1776
Giuseppe Vasi, after Paolo Posi
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 38 × 54.8 cm (14 15/16 × 21 9/16 in.)
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Accession Number
2016.121.66.15
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Catalogue Raisonné
Gori Sassoli no. 59
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
1981
Scalabroni, Luisa. Giuseppe Vasi (1710-1782). Rome, 1981, no. 332.
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. 59.
Inscriptions
Lettered LL: "Paolo Posi Archit. 1755"
Lettered LR: "Giuseppe Vasi incise"
Lettered LC: "Nel corso delle Glorie della MAESTA' SUA IL RE [...] l'Anno 1755"
Wikidata ID
Q77260282