An army marching through a field; soldiers on foot at left and right, while others ride elephants and camels down the center; set design from 'La Monarchia Latina Trionfante'

An army marching through a field; soldiers on foot at left and right, while others ride elephants and camels down the center; set design from 'La Monarchia Latina Trionfante' by Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini|Mathäus Küsel

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 11 3/4 × 16 3/4 in. (29.8 × 42.6 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

53.600.3577

Tags

ArmyCamelsElephantsStage DesignHorses

About the Artist

Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini|Mathäus Küsel · 16361707

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 ...

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