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Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini|Mathäus Küsel

A man and a woman conversing at center, surrounded by a row of young men to the right and young women to the left, Mercury appears at top left corner; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro'

1668
Etching and engraving
26.5 × 43.8 cm (10.4 × 17.2 in)

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