The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1775: The Capitol Adorned to Celebrate the Arts

1775

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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The 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. 362.

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. 97.

Inscriptions

Lettered LL: "Cav. Pao. Posi Arch.", LC: "Giuse. Palazzi del." and LR: "Cava. Giusep.e Vasi incise"
Lettered LC, below image: "Disegno della Prima Machina rappresentante la Parte Principale del Campidoglio festivamente ornato a Celebrare le Belle Arti [...] l'anno 1775"

Wikidata ID

Q77260353

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