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Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini|Mathäus Küsel

A woman standing on an empty street, gazing up at the Olympian gods in the sky; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno'

1674
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30.5 × 42.4 cm (12 × 16.7 in)

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