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Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini|Mathäus Küsel

A sacrifice to the Olympian gods taking place at the end of a path lined with statues and foliage; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno'

1674
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30 × 41.6 cm (11.8 × 16.4 in)

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