2012.71: Fireworks over the Piazza Navona celebrating the birth of the Dauphin of France, November 30, 1729

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2012.71

People

Gaetano Piccini, Italian (active 1724-1744)

Title

Fireworks over the Piazza Navona celebrating the birth of the Dauphin of France, November 30, 1729

Other Titles

Original Language Title: Gran Machina di Fuoco artificiale coll'illuminazione generale di Torcie e lanternoni intorno fatta fare il di 30 Novembre 1729 in Piazza Navona..

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1729

Culture

Italian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/340120

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving on cream antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

image: 32.2 x 69.3 cm (12 11/16 x 27 5/16 in.)
sheet: 40.2 x 70 cm (15 13/16 x 27 9/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: engraved in plate, lower left: Salvatore Colonnelli Sciarra disegnò l'Architettura
• inscription: engraved in plate, lower right: Gaetano Piccini inventò le Figure et intagliò in Roma con lice de Super
• inscription: upper right, blue crayon: 162
• watermark: right, center: [string of rosary beads with cross pendant]
• watermark: left, center: [3 lines of text, illegible]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Paul E. and Gabriele B. Geier, Rome, Italy, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Hennin 8081

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Paul E. and Gabriele B. Geier

Accession Year

2012

Object Number

2012.71

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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