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"Keyboard Instruments": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 47, no. 1 (Summer, 1989)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 47 | NUMBER 1

"Keyboard Instruments"

Libin, Lawrence

1989

56 pages

8.5 x 11 in

This title is out of print.

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About the authors

Laurence Libin

Met Art in Publication

Coronation of the Virgin, Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) Italian, Tempera on wood, gold ground — Coronation of the Virgin
Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia)
ca. 1455

Claviola, Ole Breiby American, Wood, metal, American — Claviola
Ole Breiby
late 19th century

Nyckelharpa, Wood, various materials, Swedish — Nyckelharpa
Swedish
19th century

Glassichord, Chappell & Co., Wood, gilt, ivory, gilt-bronze, glass, British — Glassichord
Chappell & Co.
ca. 1815

Marcantonio Pasqualini (1614–1691) Crowned by Apollo, Andrea Sacchi Italian, Oil on canvas — Marcantonio Pasqualini (1614–1691) Crowned by Apollo
Andrea Sacchi
1641

The New-York Book of Prices for Manufacturing Piano-Fortes by

The Society of Journeymen Pianoforte Makers

S. Ackerman

1835

Portrait of a Woman, Said to be Madame Charles Simon Favart (Marie Justine Benoîte Duronceray, 1727–1772), François Hubert Drouais French, Oil on canvas — Portrait of a Woman, Said to be Madame Charles Simon Favart (Marie Justine Benoîte Duronceray, 1727–1772)
François Hubert Drouais
1757

Harmonium, Victor and Auguste Mustel French, Wood, various materials, French — Harmonium
Victor and Auguste Mustel
after 1886

Saint Cecilia, Abraham van Diepenbeeck Flemish, Oil on canvas — Saint Cecilia
Abraham van Diepenbeeck

Clavichord, Johann Heinrich Gräbner German, Wood, German — Clavichord
Johann Heinrich Gräbner
18th century

Clavichord, Christian Kintzing German, Wood, ebony, bone, walnut, paint, metal, German — Clavichord
Christian Kintzing
1763

Clavichord, Johann Christoph Jesse German, Various materials, German — Clavichord
Johann Christoph Jesse
1765

Double Virginal, Hans Ruckers the Elder Flemish, Pine, beech, poplar, mahogany, paint, gesso, metal, parchment, brass, Flemish — Double Virginal
Hans Ruckers the Elder
1581

Triangular Octave Spinet, Girolamo Zenti Italian, Wood and various materials, Italian — Triangular Octave Spinet
Girolamo Zenti
before 1668

Rectangular Octave Virginal, Ebony, beech, brass, leather, paper, parchment, ivory, German — Rectangular Octave Virginal
German
ca. 1600

Harpsichord, Girolamo Zenti Italian, Cypress, boxwood, ebony, brass, leather, Italian — Harpsichord
Girolamo Zenti
1666

Harpsichord, Michele Todini , designer Italian, Wood, gilt, ebony, ivory, parchment, Italian (Roman) — Harpsichord
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1670

Harpsichord, Wood, paint, various materials, Italian — Harpsichord
Italian
late 17th century

Harpsichord, Louis Bellot French, Wood and various materials, French — Harpsichord
Louis Bellot
1742

Harpsichord, Jan Couchet the Elder Flemish, Wood and various materials, Flemish — Harpsichord
Jan Couchet the Elder
ca. 1650

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