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Mathäus Küsel|Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

Three men at center, an old man who holding out an open book for a soldier to sign as a smaller man stands to the left holding ink; a large group of men surround them; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno'

1674
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30.6 × 43.2 cm (12 × 17 in)

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