Guitar [or vihuela?] lying at the feet of angel musicians
Valladolid, Iglesia de San Ildefonso
instrument: vihuela de mano / guitarra | century: 17cent/1/early | catalogue nº: 17-136c
Artwork
Creator anon
Medium Artwork: Painting
Location
City Valladolid | Region Castilla-León | Old kingdom Castile
Characteristics
| Body Waisted | Strings 4 courses | Neck Medium | Pegbox R/Angled flat |
| Bridge Fixed | Frets Unclear | Back Flat | Pegs Obscured |
| Technique None |
Commentary
ARTWORK
see main entry 17-135: Santo Tomás surrounded by angel musicians and apostles
INSTRUMENTS
This depiction is of a guitar or vihuela at the feet of angel musicians. The decorations on the soundboard are typical of early seventeenth-century guitars, including the dark ring around the sound hole. The instrument appears to have 4 courses of strings, black fingerboard and ribs, and a right-angled pegbox largely hidden behind the post of a harp.
IMAGE
Photo taken by Gracia Gil, 2021. Used with her permission