The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1772: A Square with a Game Market and the Pantheon Fountain

1772

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 displays an architectural scene featuring a grand building adorned with intricate sculptures and reliefs. The perspective is straight-on, with the horizon low and the structure extending into the sky. The meticulous line work creates texture and depth, visible in the detailed depictions of surfaces and figures. The color palette is monochromatic, with various brown and sepia tones. In the foreground, there is a group of people and animals in a market or social setting. The building is central, decorated with statues and a column. Trees flank the sides. The background features a textured sky, adding depth to the scene.

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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1981

  • Scalabroni, Luisa. Giuseppe Vasi (1710-1782). Rome, 1981, no. 357.

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. 92.

Inscriptions

Lettered LL: "Cavalier Paolo Posi Architetto" and "Giuseppe Palazzi delin." and LR: "Cavalier Giuseppe Vasi incise"
Lettered LC, below image: "Disegno della Seconda Machina rappresentante una Piazza con Mercato di Cacciagione sull'idea di quella della Rotonda di Roma ... 29 Giugno 1772 ... Clemente XIV"

Wikidata ID

Q77258710

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