The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1723: The Temple of Glory
1723
Etcher, Italian, 1659 - c. 1741
Artist
Artist After, Italian, 1668 - 1729
Giovanni Girolamo Frezza, after Alessandro Specchi
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 31.5 × 19.8 cm (12 3/8 × 7 13/16 in.)
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Accession Number
2016.121.66.53
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Catalogue Raisonné
Gori Sassoli no. 3
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. 3.
Inscriptions
Lettered LL: "Alesandro Specchi Archit. invent. et delin." and LR: "Girol. Frezza scul. con lic de sup."
Lettered LC, below image: "Prospetto in veduta della Prima Macchina de' Fuochi Artificiali fatta ardere d'ordine... anno 1723"
Wikidata ID
Q77260365