The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1764: A Capitol Building
1764
Etcher, Roman, 1710 - 1782
Artist
Artist After, Italian, 1732 - 1824
Artist After, Italian, 1708 - 1776
Giuseppe Vasi, after Tommaso Catrani, 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: 39.8 × 53.4 cm (15 11/16 × 21 in.)
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Accession Number
2016.121.66.33
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Catalogue Raisonné
Gori Sassoli no. 77
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. 344.
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. 77.
Inscriptions
Lettered LL: "Cavaliere Paolo Posi Architetto" and "Tommaso Catrani disegno'"
Lettered LR: "Giuseppe Vasi incise"
Lettered LC, below image: "Disegno della prima Machina rappresentante un Campidoglio [...] l'Anno 1764"
Wikidata ID
Q77260324