ca 1660, ANONYMOUS, HARPSICHORD,
ITALY (POSSIBLY BOLOGNA)
This instrument also features the inner-outer construction as with the Baffo virginals, with an outer case painted dark green and a large lock on the cheek, which are thought to be contemporary to the rest of the instrument. The inner instrument case is unpainted as usual, with a square tail. Under the lid is a mid-seventeenth-century Italian landscape painting, probably of northern Italy, by an anonymous painter. The nameboard is decorated with gilt and polychrome painted lines, with three inlaid ivory diamonds in two ebony rectangles.
This beautifully painted harpsichord occupies Tier 2 of the Museum's adoption packages. The total pledge amount for this instrument is $7,500, paid over the course of 5 years. Click the button below to begin discussing your adoption pledge.
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ca 1660 ANONYMOUS ITALIAN HARPSICHORD
HARPSICHORD
ca 1660, ANONYMOUS, ITALY (POSSIBLY BOLOGNA)
This instrument also features the inner-outer construction as with the Baffo virginals, with an outer case painted dark green and a large lock on the cheek, which are thought to be contemporary to the rest of the instrument. The inner instrument case is unpainted as usual, with a square tail. Under the lid is a mid-seventeenth-century Italian landscape painting, probably of northern Italy, by an anonymous painter. The nameboard is decorated with gilt and polychrome painted lines, with three inlaid ivory diamonds in two ebony rectangles.
This beautifully painted harpsichord occupies Tier 2 of the Museum's adoption packages. The total pledge amount for this instrument is $7,500, paid over the course of 5 years. Click the button below to begin discussing your adoption pledge.
Listen to this instrument being played!
