Court musicians

Timm, Reinhold (died 1639) (attributed to)

Cleyn, Francis (1582-1658) (formerly attributed to)

Kiaer, Søren (active 1609-1630) (formerly attributed to)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1617

School:

Dutch golden age

Additional titles

Description

Ceiling painting in the King's chamber room showing court musicians playing instruments from a balcony: sackbuts (3), lute, cittern(?), viola da gamba, violins (2), double bass, cornetts (2) and a partially visible wind instrument with a crooked mouthpiece, probably a dulcian.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Sackbut (trombone) [4364]
Lute [3394]
Cittern [3106]
Viola da gamba [3604]
Violin [3573]
Cornett [3868]
Dulcian [3806]
Double bass [3111]

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Hauge, Peter. "Dowland and his time in Copenhagen, 1598-1606", Early music 41/2 (May 2013) 190-191, illus. 2. RILM 2013-9319.

Holst, Karen. "Music as theme in art and life at the court of Christian IV", Leids kunsthistorisch jaarboek 2 (1983) 137-56. RILM 1985-6890.

Spohr, Arne. "'This charming invention created by the king': Christian IV and his invisible music", Danish yearbook of musicology 39 (2012) 13-33, illus. 3. RILM 2012-18991. http://www.dym.dk/dym_pdf_files/volume_39/volume_39_013_033.pdf

RIdIM record id

4268