Still life with instruments

Master of the Carpets (fl. mid 17th century) (attributed to)

Bettera, Bartolomeo (1639-ca.1688) (formerly attributed to)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1650
Height:
94.0 cm  (37 in.)
Width:
117.0 cm  (46 1/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Ireland
    [Museum inv. no.: NGI.1014]

Description

Three stringed instruments are placed among other objects next to an open book with visible notes.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394] (largely hidden)
Mandora [3399] (sickle-shaped pegbox carrying five strings)
Violin [3573] (with bow)

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Boydell, Barra. Music and paintings in the National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin: The National Gallery of Ireland, 1985) 65. ISBN 0903162229. RILM 1985-00222.

RIdIM record id

2965