Musicians on a balcony
Carlone, Giovanni Battista (1603-1684)
Carlone, Giovanni (baptized 1584-died 1630)
Description
This multi-part trompe l'oeil fresco on four walls surrounds the room in which it was painted, just below a large ceiling fresco. Several groups of musicians singing and playing instruments are depicted: a trio of two violinists and bass player with singers on each side; a singer with chitarrone (theorbo) and guitar flanked by another guitarist and lutenist; a singer and guitarist with lutenist on the left side; a group of wind musicians playing flute, cornett, sackbut and perhaps shawm.Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)
Guitar [3237]Violin [3573]
Bass violin [3565]
Theorbo [3473]
Lute [3394]
Transverse flute [4093]
Cornett [3868]
Sackbut (trombone) [4364]
Shawm [4258]
Bibliographic references
Heck, Thomas F. "Guitarists in the balconies and rafters: The musical frescoes of Genoa's Spinola palaces", Early music 42/1 (2014) 85-93, illus. 1-5.Heck, Thomas F. "Chitarristi sulle balconate: Gli affreschi musicali nei palazzi Spinola di Genova", Il Fronimo: Rivista di chitarra 165 (2014) 25-36. RILM 2014-950.