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A Lady Playing the Tanpura, ca. 1735, India (Rajasthan, Kishangarh), Ink, opaque and transparent watercolor, and gold on paper (1996.100.1) |
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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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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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Brahma (Pômch’ôn), Chosôn dynasty (1392–1910), Unidentified artist, Korean, Hanging scroll, ink and color on hemp (21.57) |
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Chitarrone, 1725, Made by David Tecchler (Austrian, born 1666), Rome, Italy, Wood, tortoiseshell, various other materials (1988.87) |
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Cuatro puertorriqueño, 2003
Luis Angel Colón
Wood, metal, wire; L. 35 1/8 in. (89.2 cm)
Gift of Luis Angel Colón, 2003 (2003.216.1)
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Dancers in the Rehearsal Room with a Double Bass, ca. 1882–85, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917), Oil on canvas (29.100.127) |
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Division Viol, 1692, Barak Norman (English, 1651–1724), Wood (1990.223) |
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Group of seated female musicians, Tang dynasty (618–907), late 7th century, China, Earthenware with painted decoration (23.180.4–7) |
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Guitar and Still Life on a Guéridon, 1922, Georges Braque (French, 1882–1963), Oil with sand on canvas (1979.481) |
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Guitar, 1697,
Jean-Baptiste Voboam (French, 1658–after 1731), Paris, Wood, tortoiseshell (1989.147) |
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Guitar, 1797,
Benito Sánchez de Aguilera (Spanish, active ca. 1790–1800),
Madrid, Wood (1990.221) |
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Guitar, 1912,
Manuel Ramírez (Spanish, 1864–1916),
Madrid, Wood (1986.353.2) |
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Guitar, 1937,
Hermann Hauser (German, 1882–1952),
Munich, Wood (1986.353.1) |
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Guitar, ca. 1630–50
Attributed to Matteo Sellas (Italian, ca. 1612–1652),
Venice,
Wood, bone, various materials (1990.103) |
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Guitar, ca. 1780,
Possibly Joseph de Frías (Spanish, active ca. 1775–1800),
Seville, Wood, various materials (1992.279) |
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Guitar, ca. 1835–40,
Johann Anton Stauffer (Austrian, ca. 1805–after 1851),
Vienna, Wood, various materials (1979.390) |
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Guitar, ca. 1838,
Christian Frederick Martin (American, born Germany, 1796–1873),
New York,
Wood, various materials (1979.380a) |
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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, 1669–1759) and Trond Isaksen Flatebø (Norwegian, 1713–1772),
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, active 1780–1820),
London,
Wood, lacquered and gilded (50.184.1) |
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Harp, 19th–20th century, Mangbetu peoples; Democratic Republic of Congo, Wood, hide, twine, brass ring (1978.412.412) |
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Harp, New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18, ca. 1390–1295 B.C., Egyptian, Wood (43.2.1) |
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Harpo-lyre, ca. 1830,
André Augustin Chevrier (French, active 1820–42),
Mirecourt (France), Wood (1992.117.1,.2) |
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Kamanche, ca. 1880, Iran (Tehran), Wood, metal, bone, gut (1998.72) |
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Kendice, 1965, Josef Koudelka (Czech, born 1938), Gelatin silver print; 16 7/16 x 23 11/16 in. (41.7 x 60.2 cm) (1995.362) |
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Kora (Harp-Lute), ca. 1960, Made by Mamadou Kouyaté Senegambia, Gourd, wood, leather, metal (1975.59) |
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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. 1570–90,
Northern France,
Blind-stamped, embossed, molded, and incised leather on later wooden mount (2006.71) |
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Lebes gamikos (wedding vase), ca. 430–420 B.C.; Classical, Attributed to the Washing Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (07.286.35a,b) |
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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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Lute, Roman Byzantine period, 3rd–4th century, Egyptian, Wood (12.182.44) |
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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, Boxwood, rosewood (64.101.1409) |
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Mayuri (Hindi) or ta'us (Urdu), 19th century, India, Wood, parchment, metal, feathers (89.4.163) |
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Merengue en Boca Chica, 1983, Rafael Ferrer (American, born Puerto Rico, 1933), Oil on canvas (1984.2) |
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Mezzetin, probably 1718–20, Jean Antoine Watteau (French, 1684–1721), Oil on canvas (34.138) |
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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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Pipa, 19th century, Made by Jiu-cheng, Guangzhou (Canton), China, Wood, ivory, bone, gut (89.4.52) |
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Pipa, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Unknown Maker, China, Wood, ivory, bone, silk (50.145.74) |
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Qin, late Ming dynasty (1634), Prince Lu, China, Wood, lacquer, and silk string (1999.93) |
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Rebab or rabab, 19th century, Algeria, Wood, parchment, metal, ivory, leather (89.4.403) |
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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) |
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Seven String Bass Viol, 1720, Nicolas Bertrand (French, 1686–1735)
Wood (89.4.1343) |
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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. 2800–2700 B.C.; late Early Cycladic I–Early Cycladic II, Cycladic, Marble (47.100.1) music |
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Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio, 15th century (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) |
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The Musicians, ca. 1595, Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (Italian, Lombard, 1571–1610), Oil on canvas (52.81) |
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Venus and the Lute Player, ca. 1565—70, Titian and Workshop (Italian, Venetian), Oil on canvas (36.29) |
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Violin "The Antonius", 1717, Antonio Stradivari (Italian, 1644–1737), Cremona, Italy, Spruce and maple (34.86.2) |
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Violin "The Francesca", 1694, Antonio Stradivari (Italian, 1644–1737), Cremona, Italy Spruce and maple (34.86.1) |
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Violin, 1669, Nicolò Amati (Italian, 1596–1684), Cremona, Italy, Spruce, maple, other woods (1974.229) |
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Violin, 1693, Made by Antonio Stradivari (Italian, 1644–1737), Cremona, Italy, Wood (55.86a-c) |
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Violin, ca. 1570, Made by Andrea Amati (Italian, Cremonese), Cremona, Italy, Maple, spruce, and various other materials (1999.26) |
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Woman with a Lute, early 1660s, Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, 1632–1675), Oil on canvas (25.110.24) |
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