A concert

Unknown (Italian)

Abate, Nicolò dell’ (1509 or 1512-1571) (follower or school of)

Item type:

drawing

Date of creation:

16th century

Height:

19.3 cm  (7 5/8 in.)

Width:

28.5 cm  (11 1/4 in.)

Technique / Medium:

red chalk on off-white antique laid paper, laid down overall to cream antique laid paper

Description

Drawing depicts six individuals surrounding a table-top keyboard instrument (probably spinet, virginal or clavichord). Two men are represented with their musical instruments--probably viola da gamba and lute--in awkward/unrealistic playing positions; a woman plays the keyboard instrument while a woman beside her holds an open music book, notation illegible.

Iconclass

48C7331
spinet, virginal
48C7521
one person playing string instrument (bowed)
48C7522
one person playing string instrument (plucked)
48C7523
one person playing keyboard instrument
48C74
notation of music

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Spinet [2256]
Lute [3394]
Viola da gamba [3604] (identification uncertain; impossible bowing position)

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

See RIdIM item 5842 for dell'Abate's fresco of the same scene

RIdIM record id

5841