The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1760: A Chinoiserie Pavilion

1760

Giuseppe Vasi

Etcher, Roman, 1710 - 1782

Giuseppe Palazzi

Artist After, Italian, c. 1740 - 1810

Paolo Posi

Artist After, Italian, 1708 - 1776

Giuseppe Vasi, after Giuseppe Palazzi, after Paolo Posi

Attributed to

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Associated Artworks

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Louis-Joseph Le Lorrain, Various Artists

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Various Artists

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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. 337.

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. 70.

Inscriptions

Lettered LL: "Paolo Posi Architetto"
Lettered LC: "Giueppe Palazzi disegno'"
Lettered LR: "Giuseppe Vasi incise"
Lettered LC: "Prospetto della Seconda Machina rappresentante una Deliziosa all'uso cinese ... la sera delli 29 Giugno 1760... CLEMENTE XIII"

Wikidata ID

Q77260305

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