Two females in the foreground, one standing the other reclining, surrounded by tree-lined paths; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro'
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 10 1/4 × 17 1/4 in. (26.1 × 43.8 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
53.600.3553
Tags
WomenTrees
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 ...