A woman standing on the right side of a road lined with columns; at center a statue of a female with cupid flying nearby; to the left, a woman emerging from the clouds as another sits among flames above; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno'
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 12 1/16 × 16 9/16 in. (30.7 × 42.1 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
53.600.3565
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the dramatic world of 17th-century Baroque theater with this enchanting etching, *A woman standing on the right side of a road lined with columns; at center a statue of a female with cupid flying nearby; to the left, a woman emerging from the clouds as another sits among flames above; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno'*. Created in 1674, it captures a fantastical stage set alive with mythological figures: a poised woman amid grand columns, a central statue flanked by the playful Cupid, ethereal women in clouds and flames evoking eternal fire and divine passion. The composition blends ...
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 ...