The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1765: A Decorated Building with Cockaigne Poles

1765

Giuseppe Vasi, after Giuseppe Palazzi, after Paolo Posi

Associated Names
Giuseppe Vasi

Etcher, Roman, 1710 - 1782

Giuseppe Palazzi

Artist After, Italian, c. 1740 - 1810

Paolo Posi

Artist After, Italian, 1708 - 1776

The image depicts an architectural façade with classical elements. The building is adorned with statues, flags, and decorative garlands. It has multiple levels with open windows showing interior figures, and the façade is detailed with reliefs and classical columns. In the foreground, there is a large procession with figures and horse-drawn carriages moving past the structure. The sky has soft clouds.

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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1981

  • Scalabroni, Luisa. Giuseppe Vasi (1710-1782). Rome, 1981, no. 347.

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. 80.

Inscriptions

Lettered LL: "Caval.r Paolo Posi Architetto" and "Giuseppe Palazzi disegno'"
Lettered LR: "Giuseppe Vasi incise"
Lettered LC, below image: "Disegno della seconda Machina incendiata... la Sera de i 29 Giugno 1765 ... CLEMENTE XIII"

Wikidata ID

Q77258687

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