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In Caravaggio’s The Musicians, the figure at right holds a cornett, a woodwind instrument with finger holes and a cup-shaped mouthpiece. Made from wood and wrapped in leather, the sound of the cornett was often compared to the human voice. It was used with trombones to reinforce choirs and alongside the violin as a solo instrument.
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Title: Cornetto in A
Date: 17th century
Geography: Germany
Culture: German
Medium: Wood, leather
Dimensions: 23 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (58.7 × 3.2 × 3.2 cm)
Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated
Credit Line: Gift of The University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, 1953
Accession Number: 53.56.9
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