A man and a woman conversing at center, surrounded by a row of young men to the right and young women to the left, Mercury appears at top left corner; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro'

Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini|Mathäus Küsel

1668 · Etching and engraving · Drawings and Prints

A man and a woman conversing at center, surrounded by a row of young men to the right and young women to the left, Mercury appears at top left corner; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro' — Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini|Mathäus Küsel

The fourth of the twenty-three stage sets designed by Lodovico Burnacini for 'Il Pomo D'Oro, Festa Teatrale Rappresentata in Vienna Per L'Augustissime Nozze Delle Sacre Cesaree E Reali Maestà Di Leopoldo E Margherita', an opera celebrating the wedding of Emperor Leopold I and Margarita Teresa of Spain in 1666. Composed by Antonio Cesti with a libretto by Francesco Sbarra, it was first performed in July 1668 at the Theater auf der Cortina—also designed by Burnacini.

Artist: Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini|Mathäus Küsel
Date: 1668
Medium: Etching and engraving
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953