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Girandola at Castel Sant’Angelo

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The (girandole) was the firework display lit from the Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome during Easter festivities. It lasted a full hour, reaching a climax at nine o’clock in the evening, with a fan-shaped shower of stars as the grand finale – the very moment Desprez depicted here. He lit up the structure, reflected in the River Tiber, with coloured printing ink. Origin: Italy. Date: c 1781 – c 1785. Object ID: RP-P-2010-145.

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