The Seat of Saturn; Saturn at center, seated on a throne of rubble, conversing with a king and three men who stand before him; lining the walls on each side are four figures of Saturn devouring children; set design from 'La Monarchia Latina Trionfante'. Artist: Mathäus Küsel (German, 1621-1682); after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini (Italian, Mantua 1636-1707 Vienna (active Austria)). Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 11 3/4 × 16 7/8 in. (29.9 × 42.8 cm). Date: 1678.One of a series of plates depicting the theatrical sets for the opera 'La Monarchia Latina Trionfante', designed by Ludovico Burnacini with a libretto by Nicolò Minato, music by Antonio Draghi, and the ballet by Johann Heinrich Schmeizer. Produced in Vienna in 1678, the opera commemorates the birth of Archduke Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I and his third wife, Eleonora Magdalena. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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