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'
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 12 in. × 16 3/4 in. (30.5 × 42.5 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
53.600.3571
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the dramatic world of 17th-century Viennese theater with this etching Mathäus Küsel after a design by Ludovico Ottavianoacini, created in 1674. Titled *A row boat leading a ship to shore while a large group of figures on from the coast and the bridge at center; deity appears in the sky upper left*, it depicts bustling coastal scene alive with spectacle: a rowboat guides a grand ship toward shore, crowds gather on the beach and a central bridge, and a majestic hovers ethereally in the upper left sky. Measuring 12 x 16 3/4 inches, this trimmed sheet captures the illusionistic flair of ...
About the Artist
Mathäus Küsel|Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini · 1629–1681
Matthäus Küsel (1629–1681) was a distinguished German copper engraver who achieved prominence as court engraver to the Holy Roman Emperor, earning the prestigious title of imperial court engraver (Hofkupferstecher). Born into the renowned Augsburg engraving and goldsmith family Küsel, Matthäus represented the height of German reproductive engraving in the Baroque period. His extensive oeuvre encom...