Angel playing a vihuela. Anon. Painting. Detail.
(1500/ca) - Astorga, Museo de los Caminos, Palacio Gaudí.
instrument: vihuela de mano | century: 16cent/1/early | catalogue nº: 16-144
Artwork
Creator anon
Medium Artwork: Painting
Location
City Astorga | Region Castilla-León | Old kingdom Castile
Characteristics
| Body Waisted | Strings None | Neck Medium | Pegbox Angled flat |
| Bridge Fixed | Frets Unclear | Back Flat | Pegs Unclear |
| Technique Plucked |
Commentary
ARTWORK
Anonymous Coronation of the Virgin. In the same painting, a second angel plays a similar instrument, with the neck and, in part, the body behind and above the Virgin. Located by Pepe Rey and discussed by him in a lecture (Madrid, 25 March 1998). Photo held in the SEMA archive, Madrid
INSTRUMENT
Excellent instrument. Comparable with the vihuela in Luis Milán’s frontispiece. Inlays on shoulders. It is a medium-sized vihuela with a flat bridge only partly visible, . There is another vihuela, largely obscured, just to the right of the angel.