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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M25792.12
People
Matthäus Küsel, German (Augsburg 1629 - 1681 Augsburg)
After Lodovico Ottavio Burnacini, Italian (1636-1707)
Title
Amphitheater
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Il Pomo d'Oro
Original Language Title: Anfiteatro
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1667
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/98424

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 14.2 x 22.1 cm (5 9/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: recto, lower left corner, inside frame, printers' ink, engraved, signed: "Lodouico Burnacini in." [reference to Ludovico Burnacini, scene designer for the opera; 'in' for 'invenit' ]
  • inscription: recto, lower right corner, inside frame, printers' ink, engraved, signed: "M. Küsel. f." [reference to the engraver Matthäus Küsel; 'f' for 'fecit']

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Anne (Nancy) M. and Paul S. Morgan in honor of James Cuno
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
M25792.12
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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