Still life with theorbo, guitar, lute and violin

Baschenis, Evaristo (1617-1677)


Item type:
painting
Height:
94.0 cm  (37 in.)
Width:
114.0 cm  (44 7/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • Private CollectionLast known location, on RIdIM catalog card from 1970s, was Schaeffer Galleries, New York

Description

Four musical instruments are featured on a table. From left to right: a guitar with a decoratively scrolled bridge, a violin, and lute lying face-down, and a long-necked chitarrone (theorbo) propped diagonally with a music book lying open on top of the ribs of its body.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Theorbo [3473]
Guitar [3237]
Lute [3394]
Violin [3573]

Musical works

illegible music notation

RIdIM record id

262