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Il Fuoco Eterna

Theatre Design
1674 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraving depicting a theatrical setting, bound together with 22 others in grey boards.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Il Fuoco Eterna (series title)
  • A formal garden (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
engraving
Brief description
Küsel, Matthäus. Engraving of a design by Lodovico Ottavio Burnaci for the opera Il Fuoco Eterna, held in Vienna in 1674 to celebrate the birth of the Princess Anna Maria, daughter of Emperor Leopold I. A formal garden.
Physical description
Engraving depicting a theatrical setting, bound together with 22 others in grey boards.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.5in
  • Width: 18.75in
1950 dimensions are for the bound volume containing this engraving and 22 others (E.175 to 197-1950)
Object history
The subject of this engraving is a set design by Lodovico Ottavio Burnaci for the opera Il Fuoco Eterna, held in Vienna in 1674 as part of the festivities to celebrate the birth of the Princess Anna Maria, daughter of Emperor Leopold I.
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1950, London: HMSO, 1962.
  • F. Biach-Schiffmann, Giovanni und Lodovico Burnacini, Theater und Feste am Wiener Hofe, Vienna & Berlin, 1931.
Collection
Accession number
E.197-1950

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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