A grotto with collapsing rocks, opening to a sky full of the enthroned gods of Olympus, including Jupiter, Apollo, Mars, Venus, and Mercury; set design from 'La Monarchia Latina Trionfante'
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 11 3/4 × 16 7/8 in. (29.9 × 42.8 cm)
Classification
Prints|Prints-Fete|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.3578
Tags
WomenApolloJupiterMarsVenusStage Design
About the Artist
Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini|Mathäus Küsel · 1636–1707
Lodovico Ottavio Burnacini (1636–1707), born into an artistic family in northern Italy—likely Venice—was the son of the renowned theater architect Giovanni Burnacini from Cesena and his wife Grazia. From a young age, he studied under his father, mastering theater architecture, intricate stage machinery, and set design amid Venice's vibrant carnival culture and Commedia dell'arte performances. The ...