Prologue; the stage curtain is lifted to reveal a soldier on an elephant surrounded by his army; above Jupiter and his eagle look down on men carrying boulders; set design from 'La Monarchia Latina Trionfante'
Object type: Print, Fete, Ornament & Architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Mathäus Küsel|Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini
Artist bio: German, 1621–1682|Italian, Mantua 1636–1707 Vienna (active Austria)
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: German|Italian
Date: 1678
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 11 3/4 × 16 7/8 in. (29.8 × 42.8 cm)
Classification: Prints|Prints-Fete|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession year: 1953
Tags: Eagles|Theatre|Soldiers|Jupiter|Elephants