Three men at center, an old man who holding out an open book for a soldier to sign as a smaller man stands to the left holding ink; a large group of men surround them; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno'

Mathäus Küsel|Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

1674 · Etching · Drawings and Prints

Three men at center, an old man who holding out an open book for a soldier to sign as a smaller man stands to the left holding ink; a large group of men surround them; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno' — Mathäus Küsel|Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

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