The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1770: An Roman Building for Commerce

1770

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 shows an architectural structure with statues and a decorated facade. People and carriages are in front of the building, while festivities seem to be happening in the background. Trees and sculptural details flank the building, and the sky above shows clouds and stylized fireworks or smoke.

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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1981

  • Scalabroni, Luisa. Giuseppe Vasi (1710-1782). Rome, 1981, no. 353.

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. 87.

Inscriptions

Lettered LL: "Cavaliere Paolo Posi Architetto", LC: "Giuseppe Palazzi delin.", and LR: "Cavaliere Giuseppe Vasi incise"
Lettered LC, below image: "Disegno della prima Mchina incendiata per comando di Sua Eccellenza [...] l'Anno MDCCLXX"

Wikidata ID

Q77258702

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