Title
esposta al saccheggio segvito il dì XIV febr' MDCCXXXII in testimonianza di givbilo della medessima per il felice arivo
Caption
esposta al saccheggio segvito il dì XIV febr' MDCCXXXII in testimonianza di givbilo della medessima per il felice arivo e svccessiva ricvperata salvte di S. A. R. del seren: don Carlo infante di Spagna, dvca di Parma, e, gran prencipe di Toscana, Tuscher, Marcus, 1705-1751, Ink and grey wash on wove paper, 1732, The drawing depicts the Cuccagna monument exhibited in front of the royal palace in Livorno on February 14, 1732, that was commissioned by the Hebrew community in celebration of the entry of Carlo, infante of Spain and duke of Parma. The ephemeral monument is designed as a pyramid topped by a personification of Abundance holding a cornucopia. Flanked by fountains of wine, it is decorated with festoons, greased poles, food, fowls, cattle, and sheep. Masked figures and commedia dell'arte characters appear among the onlookers on the square
Info+
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Date
1732
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT19B35_020
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
26,5Mb (1,8Mb) / 11,9in x 8,7in / 3564 x 2596 (300dpi)