Harpsichord (part of a set)
These panels are the interiors of the instrument cover and keyboard cover of a late 17th-century Roman harpsichord.
Artwork Details
- Title: Harpsichord (part of a set)
- Artist: Painting under the lid attributed to Crescenzio Onofri (Italian, Rome after 1632–after 1712 Florence)
- Date: possibly 19th–20th century
- Culture: Italian
- Medium: Gilded and painted wood
- Dimensions: H. (with top raised) 66-1/2 x W. (of keyboard) 34 x D. 51-1/2 in. (168.9 x 86.4 x 130.8 cm)
- Classifications: Woodwork-Furniture, Paintings, Chordophone-Zither-plucked-harpsichord
- Credit Line: Gift of Madame Lilliana Teruzzi, 1971
- Object Number: 1971.4.1
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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Italian, possibly Rome
ca. 1700
Crescenzio Onofri
ca. 1695–99
Crescenzio Onofri
n.d.
Crescenzio Onofri
1632–1712
Italian, Venice
mid-18th century
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