A woman standing on an empty street, gazing up at the Olympian gods in the sky; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno'

Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini|Mathäus Küsel

1674 · Etching · Drawings and Prints

A woman standing on an empty street, gazing up at the Olympian gods in the sky; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno' — Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini|Mathäus Küsel

One of twelve plates depicting the stage sets designed by Lodovico Burnacini for 'Il Fuoco Eterno Custodito Dalle Vestali', an opera celebrating the birth of Maria Anna Antonia, Archduchess of Austria in 1672. The Archduchess was the daughter of Emperor Leopold I and his second wife Claudia Felicitas, heiress of Tirol. Composed by Antonio Draghi with a libretto by Nicoló Minato, the opera was performed in the Hoftheater in Vienna on October 30, 1674.

Artist: Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini|Mathäus Küsel
Date: 1674
Medium: Etching
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953