Works of Art (81)
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Alto Recorder in F, ca. 1700, Made by Johann Benedikt Gahn (German), Nuremberg, Germany, Ivory (89.4.909) |
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Alto Recorder, mid-18th century, Johann Wilhelm Oberlender the Elder (German), Nuremberg, Germany, Boxwood and horn (89.4.2208) |
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Alto Recorder, mid-18th century, Thomas Stanesby, Jr. (English), London, England, Boxwood (1982.390) |
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Amphora, ca. 490 B.C.; Classical; red-figure, Attributed to the Berlin Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (56.171.38) |
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Archlute, ca. 1725,
David Tecchler (German, active Rome),
Italy (Rome),
Spruce, ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, various other materials (1988.87) |
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Arretine cup signed by Tigranes, ca. 25 B.C.10 A.D.; Augustan, Roman, Terracotta (10.210.37) |
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Bass Viol, 18th century, Germany (1976.8.37) |
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Bell krater, ca. 460 B.C.; Classical; red-figure, Attributed to the Danae Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (23.160.80) |
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Bell-krater, ca. 440 B.C.; red-figure, Attributed to the Painter of London E 497, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (24.97.30) |
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Bugle in C, 1811,
Contractor: Thomas Key (British); Silversmith: William Trayls (English),
London,
Brass (1975.270) |
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Cittern, ca. 1685,
Joachim Tielke (German),
Germany (Hamburg,
Wood, ivory, ebony, other materials (1985.124) |
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Clarinet in B-flat, 1830 Charles Joseph Sax (Beligan), Maker, Brussels, Belgium, Ivory, brass (53.223) |
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Clavichord, 1763, Christian Kintzing, Neuwied, Germany, Wood (1986.239) |
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Claviorganum, 1598, Made by Laurentium Hauslaib, Nuremberg, Germany, Wood and various materials (89.4.1191) |
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Column-krater, ca. 550 B.C.; black-figure, Attributed to Lydos, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (31.11.11) |
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Cornetto in A, 157080, Germany, Ivory, gold-plated brass or copper (52.96.1) |
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Dancers in the Rehearsal Room with a Double Bass, ca. 188285, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (French), Oil on canvas (29.100.127) |
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Division Viol, 1692, Barak Norman (English), Wood (1990.223) |
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Double Virginal, 1581, Made by Hans Ruckers the Elder (Flemish), Antwerp, Flanders, Wood and various other materials (29.90) |
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Dvojnice, late 19th century, Bosnia, Wood (89.4.1589) |
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Fantastic Drawing of a Sculptor at Work on a Colossal Statue, Man Blowing a Trumpet, Carl August Ehrensvärd (Swedish), Pen and brown ink, gray wash, heightened with white, on gray paper (1992.229.1) |
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Fife, ca. 178090,
Thomas Cahusac, Sr. (British),
London,
Maple, brass (2000.365) |
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Grand Piano, 1720, Made by Bartolomeo Cristofori (Italian), Florence, Italy, Various materials (89.4.1219) |
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Grand piano, ca. 1840,
Érard & Co., London,
Wood, various materials (59.76) |
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Guitar and Still Life on a Guéridon, 1922, Georges Braque (French), Oil with sand on canvas (1979.481) |
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Guitar, 1697,
Jean-Baptiste Voboam (French), Paris, Wood, tortoiseshell (1989.147) |
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Guitar, 1797,
Benito Sánchez de Aguilera (Spanish),
Madrid, Wood (1990.221) |
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Guitar, 1912,
Manuel Ramírez (Spanish),
Madrid, Wood (1986.353.2) |
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Guitar, 1937,
Hermann Hauser (German),
Germany (Munich),
Wood (1986.353.1) |
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Guitar, ca. 163050
Attributed to Matteo Sellas (Italian),
Venice,
Wood, bone, various materials (1990.103) |
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Guitar, ca. 1780,
Possibly Joseph de Frías (Spanish),
Seville, Wood, various materials (1992.279) |
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Guitar, ca. 183540,
Johann Anton Stauffer (Austrian),
Vienna, Wood, various materials (1979.390) |
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Guitar, late 17th century,
Attributed to Giacomo Ertel (German, active in Italy),
Rome,
Wood, various materials (1984.225) |
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Hardanger Fiddle, 1756,
Isak N. Botnen/Skår (Norwegian) and Trond Isaksen Flatebø (Norwegian),
Pine, birch, and other woods, bone, lignum vitae and mother-of-pearl inlay (46.34.7) |
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Harp-lute, ca. 1815,
Edward Light (English),
London,
Wood, lacquered and gilded (50.184.1) |
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Harpo-lyre, ca. 1830,
André Augustin Chevrier (French),
Mirecourt (France), Wood (1992.117.1,.2) |
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Harpsichord, 1666, Girolamo Zenti, Rome, Italy, Wood and various materials (89.4.1220) |
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Harpsichord, ca. 1650, Made by Jan Couchet the Elder (Flemish), Antwerp, Flanders, Wood, various materials (89.4.2363) |
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Harpsichord, ca. 1675, Made by Michele Todini (Italian), Rome, Italy, Wood, various materials (89.4.2929) |
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Horn, ca. 11001200, South Italian, Ivory (17.190.218) |
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Hunting horn, ca. 171020, Jacob Schmid (German), Nuremberg, Brass (14.25.1623) |
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Kendice, 1965, Josef Koudelka (Czech), Gelatin silver print (1995.362) |
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Kylix, ca. 480 B.C.; red-figure, Attributed to the Dokimasia Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (06.1021.188) |
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Leather Panel (Allegory of Music), ca. 157090,
Northern France,
Blind-stamped, embossed, molded, and incised leather on later wooden mount (2006.71) |
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Lebes gamikos (wedding vase), ca. 430420 B.C.; Classical, Attributed to the Washing Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (07.286.35a,b) |
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Lekythos, ca. 480 B.C.; red-figure, Attributed to the Brygos Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (24.97.28) |
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Lira, ca. 1890,
Greece,
Wood, tortoiseshell, ivory (2003.378) |
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Lute, 1596; converted into a guitar, 19th century, Made by Sixtus Rauchwolff, Augsberg, Germany, Spruce, ebony, and rosewood (89.2.157) |
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Lyre-guitar, early 19th century (ca. 1805), Pons fils (probably a son of César Pons), Paris, France,Mahogany and spruce (1998.121) |
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Madonna and Child with Saints, altarpiece, ca. 1520,
Girolamo dai Libri (Italian, Veronese),
Tempera and oil on canvas (20.92) |
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Mandora or chitarino, ca. 1420,
Northern Italy (Milan?),
Boxwood and rosewood (64.101.1409) |
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Mezzetin, probably 171820, Jean Antoine Watteau (French), Oil on canvas (34.138) |
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Musette, end of 17th century, French, Ivory, silver, leather, silk, wood, and paper (2003.63ad) |
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The Musicians, ca. 1595, Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (Italian, Lombard), Oil on canvas (52.81) |
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One-handled kantharos, ca. 500 B.C.; Archaic, Attributed to the Class of the One-Handled Kantharoi, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (63.11.4) |
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Psykter, ca. 520510 B.C.; red-figure, Attributed to Oltos, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (10.210.18) |
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Rectangular Octagonal Virginal, ca. 1600, Augsburg (?), Wood and various materials (89.4.1778) |
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Regal, 1575, Labeled: "Georg Vell" (Voll), Nuremberg, Germany, Wood, metal (89.4.2883) |
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Seated woman playing a kithara: From Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale, ca. 4030 B.C.; Late Republican, Roman, Wall painting; Fresco (03.14.5) |
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Seven String Bass Viol, 1720, Nicolas Bertrand (French) Wood (89.4.1343) |
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Side drum, 16941733,
Signed: Unger,
Dresden, Saxony,
Copper alloy, wood, various materials (14.25.1618) |
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Soprano Recorder, ca. 1700, Thomas Boekhout (Dutch), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Ebony and ivory (89.4.912) |
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Spinetta with Case, 1540, Unknown Maker, Venice, Italy, Wood and various other materials (53.6ab) |
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Standard Bearer and Drummer, 1544, Hans Sebald Beham (German), Engraving (41.1.90) |
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Statue of a draped seated man, Republican or Early Imperial, 1st century B.C.,
Roman,
Marble (09.221.4) |
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Statuette of a seated harp player, ca. 28002700 B.C.; late Early Cycladic IEarly Cycladic II, Cycladic, Marble (47.100.1) music |
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Statuette of Cybele on a cart drawn by lions, Imperial, second half of 2nd century A.D.,
Roman,
Bronze (97.22.24), |
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Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio, ca. 147982, Possibly designed by Francesco di Giorgio Martini (Italian, Sienese); Executed by Giuliano da Maiano (Italian), Made in Gubbio, Italy, Walnut, beech, rosewood, oak, and fruitwoods on walnut base (39.153) |
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Table cover with story of Gombaut and Macée, ca. 1600,
French,
Wool and silk on canvas (54.7.1)
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Tenor Recorder in C, end of 16th century, Germany (?), Maple (89.4.3133) |
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Two Young Girls at the Piano, 1892, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French), Oil on canvas (1975.1.201) |
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Venus and the Lute Player, ca. 156570, Titian and Workshop (Italian, Venetian), Oil on canvas (36.29) |
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Viola da Gamba (Viol), 1680,
Richard Meares (English),
England (London),
Wood (1982.324) |
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Violin "The Antonius", 1694, Antonio Stradivari (Italian), Cremona, Italy Spruce and maple (34.86.1) |
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Violin "The Francesca", 1717, Antonio Stradivari (Italian), Cremona, Italy, Spruce and maple (34.86.2) |
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Violin, 1669, Nicolò Amati (Italian), Cremona, Italy, Spruce, maple, other woods (1974.229) |
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Violin, 1693, Made by Antonio Stradivari (Italian), Cremona, Italy, Wood (55.86a-c) |
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Violin, ca. 1560,
Andrea Amati (Italian),
Italy (Cremona),
Maple, spruce, various other materials (1999.26) |
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Walking-Stick Flute/Oboe, ca. 1750–57,
Georg Henrich Scherer (German),
Germany (Butzbach),
Narwhal tusk, ivory, gilt brass (2006.86a–c) |
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Woman with a Lute, early 1660s, Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), Oil on canvas (25.110.24) |
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Writing desk (bureau brisé), ca. 1685,
Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt (Dutch, act. France), maker; Jean Bérain (French), engraver,
France (Paris),
Oak, pine, and walnut veneered with ebony, rosewood, and marquetry of engraved brass on tortoiseshell; gilt bronze, steel (1986.365.3) |
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Thematic Essays (18)
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