Magnificent Hall of Astrea; men and women gathered in the street to view a procession through a triumphal arch and down the stairs into the city; the procession is led by a female wearing a crown, she is followed by various figures in varying costume; set design from 'La Monarchia Latina Trionfante'
Mathäus Küsel German
after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini Italian
Not on view
One of a series of plates depicting the theatrical sets for the opera 'La Monarchia Latina Trionfante', designed by Ludovico Burnacini with a libretto by Nicolò Minato, music by Antonio Draghi, and the ballet by Johann Heinrich Schmeizer. Produced in Vienna in 1678, the opera commemorates the birth of Archduke Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I and his third wife, Eleonora Magdalena.
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