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   Musical Instrument, organized by culture, Europe, Italian Peninsula
Works of Art (22)
Arretine cup signed by Tigranes, ca. 25 B.C.–10 A.D.; Augustan, Roman, Terracotta (10.210.37)  
 
Chitarrone, 1725, Made by David Tecchler (Austrian), Rome, Italy, Wood, tortoiseshell, various other materials (1988.87) 
 
Grand Piano, 1720, Made by Bartolomeo Cristofori (Italian), Florence, Italy, Various materials (89.4.1219) 
 
Guitar, ca. 1630–50
Attributed to Matteo Sellas (Italian), Venice, Wood, bone, various materials (1990.103)
 
 
Guitar, late 17th century, Attributed to Giacomo Ertel (German, active in Italy), Rome, Wood, various materials (1984.225)  
 
Harpsichord, 1666, Girolamo Zenti, Rome, Italy, Wood and various materials (89.4.1220) 
 
Harpsichord, ca. 1675, Made by Michele Todini (Italian), Rome, Italy, Wood, various materials (89.4.2929) 
 
Horn, ca. 1100–1200, South Italian, Ivory (17.190.218)  
 
Madonna and Child with Saints, altarpiece, ca. 1520, Girolamo dai Libri (Italian, Veronese), Tempera and oil on canvas (20.92)  
 
Mandora or Chitarino, ca. 1420, Northern Italy, Boxwood, rosewood (64.101.1409)  
 
Seated woman playing a kithara: From Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale, ca. 40–30 B.C.; Late Republican, Roman, Wall painting; Fresco (03.14.5) 
 
Spinetta with Case, 1540, Unknown Maker, Venice, Italy, Wood and various other materials (53.6ab)  
 
Statue of a draped seated man, Republican or Early Imperial, 1st century B.C., Roman, Marble (09.221.4) 
 
Statuette of Cybele on a cart drawn by lions, Imperial, second half of 2nd century A.D., Roman, Bronze (97.22.24), 
 
Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio, ca. 1479–82, 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)  
 
The Musicians, ca. 1595, Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (Italian, Lombard), Oil on canvas (52.81) 
 
Venus and the Lute Player, ca. 1565–70, Titian and Workshop (Italian, Venetian), Oil on canvas (36.29)  
 
Violin "The Antonius", 1717, Antonio Stradivari (Italian), Cremona, Italy, Spruce and maple (34.86.2) 
 
Violin "The Francesca", 1694, Antonio Stradivari (Italian), Cremona, Italy

Spruce and maple (34.86.1)
 
 
Violin, 1669, Nicolò Amati (Italian), Cremona, Italy, Spruce, maple, other woods (1974.229) 
 
Violin, 1693, Made by Antonio Stradivari (Italian), Cremona, Italy, Wood (55.86a-c) 
 
Violin, ca. 1570, Made by Andrea Amati (Italian, Cremonese), Cremona, Italy, Maple, spruce, and various other materials (1999.26)  
 
Thematic Essays (13)