Set design for Il Pomo d'Oro

Artist Mathäus Küsel (German, 1629 - ca. 1681)

After Lodovico Burnacini (Italian, 1636 - 1707)

Date1667

MediumEngraving

DimensionsPlatemark: 10 7/16 x 17 3/8 in. (26.5 x 44.2 cm) Sheet: 11 x 17 1/2 in. (28 x 44.4 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Robert Getscher from the Getscher-Wilkinson Collection

CultureGerman; Italian

Object numberPC2014.14.58

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionThree actors with voluminous headdresses stand at the center of the set. On their left and right sides, archways with figures of the ancient greek gods stand on top, alternating with tall fountains topped with sculptures showing various mythological scenes. These architectural elements drawn at one-point perspective lead back to a large fountain at center, which appears to be held up by and composed of many twisting and wrestling bodies. Far behind, the backdrop of the set is a wide plaza surrounded by a colonnade.

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