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

Mathäus Küsel|Ludovico Ottavio Burnacini · German|Italian

Date: 1674

Medium: Etching

Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 12 in. × 16 11/16 in. (30.5 × 42.4 cm)

Classification: Prints|Prints-Fete|Ornament & Architecture

Themes: Buildings, Goddess, Streets, Women

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953

Date range

1674 – 1674

Largest dimension

42.4 cm

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