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Theatrical scene with four figures on a staircase in the distance, two of which are engaged in a brawl

Theatrical scene with four figures on a staircase in the distance, two of which are engaged in a brawl by Mathäus Küsel|Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 6 15/16 × 10 13/16 in. (17.6 × 27.5 cm)

Classification

Prints|Prints-Fete|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962

Accession Number

62.600.597

Tags

Stage Design

About the Artist

Mathäus Küsel|Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini · 16291681

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...

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