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Carapecchia's Practica delle machine de'Teatri. Text and one sketch of theatrical equipment concerned with the formation of artificial clouds

Maker

(artist)
1661-1738

Title

Carapecchia's Practica delle machine de'Teatri. Text and one sketch of theatrical equipment concerned with the formation of artificial clouds

Date of Production

1689 - 1691

Medium

medium : material : pen and brown ink & support : material : paper

Dimensions

Height: 20.9 cm
Width: 16.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1956.WF.4649.115

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Fund, purchase, 1956 (September)

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Inscription : written : upper centre & recto : : Libro primo il quale con modi molto / facili insegna la pratica che si deve tenere / per fare le machine de' teatri inventati / da Romano Carapecchia nel mese di ottobre 1689. / Il modo di far le nuvole che a pocco a pocco / moltiplichino e s'alzino e si abassino da una / parte all'altra de i vicoli dove sono poste le scene e unendosi tutte le nuvole assieme / faccino un palco e sopra di detto eschino ballarini / mandate con ordine di qualche dea e fenito / il ballo ritornino a sparir via tutti i nuvolati. //

Inscription: Inscription : written : centre & recto : : armatura in faccia / lumi di latta / cartenaccio / che imiti fanno palco //

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