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Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini|Mathäus Küsel

A woman in a chariot arrives at the ruins of a building as the Olympian gods look down from above, in the foreground stands an armed female figure; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro'

1668
Etching and engraving
26 × 43.5 cm (10.2 × 17.1 in)

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