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Mathäus Küsel|Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

A large gathering of people in the street as a goddess races across the sky in a chariot led by four horses; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno'

1674
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30.3 × 41.9 cm (11.9 × 16.5 in)

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