King David playing a vihuela de arco
(1523-1535) - Jaén Cathedral.
instrument: vihuela de arco | century: 16cent/1/early | catalogue nº: 16-108
Artwork
Creator Maestro de la Vida de Jesús
Medium Artwork: MS illumination
Location
City Jaén | Region Andalucia | Old kingdom Castile
Characteristics
| Body Corners | Strings 5 strings | Neck Long | Pegbox Flat leaf cloverleaf |
| Bridge Tailpiece | Frets No | Back | Pegs |
| Technique Bowed a braccio |
Commentary
ARTWORK
King David is portrayed playing a vihuela de arco on fol. 70 of Cantoral 7 of Jaén Cathedral, dating from the 1st third of the 16th century. It is a detail from an initial letter, the work of the Maestro de la Vida de Jesús was active at the Cathedral of Jaén between 1523-1535.
INSTRUMENT
Large vihuela arco, with cornered waists, oval sound holes and a long neck. From the description by Alvarez (alvarez1982, 1085) the pegbox is “trilobulado” presumably like a fleur de lis.
IMAGE
The poor reproduction here is taken from alvarez1982, in turn from Juana Hidalgo Ogáyar, “Cantorales de la Catedral de Jaén del primer tercio del siglo XVI consideraciones preliminares” Boletín del Instituto de Estudios Giennenses, nº 72-73 (1972), págs. 9-56. ISSN 0561-3590, lám. 7