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The Arsenal; two soldiers conversing with two women on the right as a group of soldiers look on from the left; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno'

1674
Not on view
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Arsenal; two soldiers conversing with two women on the right as a group of soldiers look on from the left; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno'
  • Artist: Mathäus Küsel (German, 1621–1682)
  • Artist: after Ludovico Ottavio Burnacini (Italian, Mantua 1636–1707 Vienna (active Austria))
  • Date: 1674
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 12 in. × 16 9/16 in. (30.5 × 42.1 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Prints-Fete, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.600.3568
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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A row boat leading a ship to shore while a large group of figures looks on from the coast and along the bridge at center; a deity appears in the sky at upper left; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno', Mathäus Küsel German, Etching
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A woman standing on an empty street, gazing up at the Olympian gods in the sky; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno', Mathäus Küsel German, Etching
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Mathäus Küsel
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A large group gathered in a courtyard before a domed structure; musicians play at left; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno', Mathäus Küsel German, Etching
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Figures gathered at a seaport as a ship arrives; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno', Mathäus Küsel German, Etching
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