The leaders of two armies conversing, their respective troops and camps on either side; above, Minerva observes from her chariot; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro'

Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini|Mathäus Küsel

1668 · Etching · Drawings and Prints

The ninth 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

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953