The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1782: A Countryside Festival at Night
1782
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1782
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1782: A Countryside Festival at Night is a 1782 ink by Francesco Barbazza, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This picture shows a big, fancy stage set up in the middle of a park at night. It looks like a small temple with columns and statues on top. People in old-time clothes stand around it, some watching, some carrying torches. The stage has a painting of a religious scene inside its open doors. The text at the bottom says this was built for a special nighttime party in 1782. The stage was meant to look like a shrine, but it’s also packed with little jokes and funny details. Want to know more? Look up etching to see how artists like this made detailed prints.
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