Courtyard of a palace with a man standing at center surrounded by attendants; above, a vision of a woman in a similar scene; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro'

Kingdom of Pluto; a view of the underworld with Pluto and Proserpina enthroned at center, surrounded by demons; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro'

Mathäus Küsel, after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

Kingdom of Jove with the banquet of the gods; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro'

Mathäus Küsel, after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

The Triumph of Austria; Leopold I at center, mounted on a reared horse, atop a military trophy; surrounded by equestrian portraits of the Holy Roman Emperors; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro'

Mathäus Küsel, after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

Arsenal of Mars; a group of soldiers standing across from a group of women in an arsenal; ships off in the distance; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro'

Mathäus Küsel, after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

Figures worshipping the statue of an armed figure; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro'

Mathäus Küsel, after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

A man stands at center, flanked by rows of buildings; above Jupiter atop an eagle and Juno accompanied by a peacock, converse among the clouds; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro'

Mathäus Küsel, after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

Atrium of the Palace of Venus; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro'

Mathäus Küsel, after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

Pleasure garden, with three figures in front of a fountain at center, a row of putti to the left, and a group of women to the right; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro'

Mathäus Küsel, after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

Three men at center, an old man who holding out an open book for a soldier to sign as a smaller man stands to the left holding ink; a large group of men surround them; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno'

Mathäus Küsel, after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

A group of young men dancing as the gods look on from above; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro'

Mathäus Küsel, after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

Design for a Stage Set or Illustration in a Fête Book with a Blank Scroll Above

Anonymous, Italian, 18th century

Magnificent Hall of Astrea; men and women gathered in the street to view a procession through a triumphal arch and down the stairs into the city; the procession is led by a female wearing a crown, she is followed by various figures in varying costume; set design from 'La Monarchia Latina Trionfante'

Mathäus Küsel, after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini