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Mathäus Küsel|Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

The Arsenal; two soldiers conversing with two women on the right as a group of soldiers look on from the left; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno'

1674
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30.5 × 42.1 cm (12 × 16.6 in)

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