The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1756: A Triumphal Arch between Mount Etna and Mount Vesuvius

1756

Giuseppe Pozzi, after Paolo Posi

Associated Names
Giuseppe Pozzi

Etcher, Roman, 1723 - 1765

Paolo Posi

Artist After, Italian, 1708 - 1776

This is a drawing of a triumphal arch set against a volcanic landscape. The scene depicts an elaborate archway adorned with classical sculptures and intricate details, situated between two volcanic mountains with smoke rising from their peaks. The architectural structure includes figures on horseback at the top, flanked by scrollwork and decorative embellishments. Small human figures and animals are depicted beneath the archway and in the surrounding open space. The sky is filled with swirling clouds, lending a dramatic backdrop to the composition.

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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. 61.

Inscriptions

Lettered LL: "Paolo Posi Architetto"
Lettered LR: "Giuseppe Pozzi incise"
Lettered LC: "Disegno della prima Machina rappresentante Magnifico Arco Trionfale inalzato fra i due Vulcani Etna e Vessuvio [...] l'Anno 1756"

Wikidata ID

Q77258649

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