Cavern of Aeolus; a cave with wind gods blowing on either side of Aeolus who sits enthroned at center; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro'
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 10 9/16 × 17 3/16 in. (26.8 × 43.6 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
53.600.3548
Tags
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...