Eccelsi signori Anziani, et altra nobilita in numero di 64 nella sala del palazzo gia Vizzani, terminando il confalonierato del primo bimestre dell'anno MDCXCIII, Disegni del convito fatto dall'illustrissimo signor senatore Francesco Ratta all'illustrissimo publico, eccelsi signori anziani and altra nobilità: terminando il svo confalonierato li 28. febraro 1693, Chiarini, Marcantonio, 1652-1730, Giovannini, Giacomo-Maria, 1667-1717, Etching, engraving, 1693?, The plate shows the table setting in the reception hall of the Palazzo Vizzani in Bologna for the banquet sponsored by Senator Francesco Ratta to mark the end of his term as gonfalonier on February 28, 1693. The centerpiece designed by Giuseppe Mazza and sculpted by Sebastiano Sarti features griffins, the emblem of Francesco Ratta, and a personification of La Felsina seated at the top of a rocky base representing the Apennines. Sugar sculptures, or trionfi di tavola, by Giovanni Battista Zaccarini are placed on the round table. A credenza is shown on the right. The illusionistic frescoed ceiling and frieze by Tommaso Laureti depict the story of Alexander the Great. Marc: ant.o Chiarini dissegnò--inscribed left of lower margin, and Giacomo Giouanini Intagliò--inscribed right of lower margin.
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