The royal family sitting under a canopy, watching dancers perform the opening ballet of 'La Costanza d'Ulisse'

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

Mathäus Küsel, after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

Grotto scene with Vulcan, from "The marriage of the gods" (Le nozze degli Dei)

Stefano della Bella

The royal family sitting under a canopy, watching dancers perform the final ballet of 'La Costanza d'Ulisse'

Johann Ulrich Kraus, 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

Men and women gathererd in the street to view the entrance of a royal figure, who is carried into the city on a throne; set design from 'La Monarchia Latina Trionfante'

Mathäus Küsel, after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

A large group gathered in a courtyard before a domed structure; musicians play at left; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno'

Mathäus Küsel, after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

A sacrifice to the Olympian gods taking place at the end of a path lined with statues and foliage; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno'

Mathäus Küsel, after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

Final ballet of 'L'Euleo festeggiante nel ritorno d'Alessandro dall'India'

Johann Ulrich Kraus, after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

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

Mathäus Küsel, after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini

Il Mondo Festeggiante: Entrance of Cosimo III de' Medici

Stefano della Bella

Entry of the Prince of Tuscany as Hercules, from "Il mondo festeggiante"

Stefano della Bella, Giovanni Andrea Moniglia

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