Netherlandish vihuelist, Jan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst, Netherlands, after 1620.
(1620-1660) - Private collection, Brunswick.
instrument: vihuela de mano | century: 17cent/2/mid | catalogue nº: 17-206
Artwork
Creator Gerritsz van Bronckhorst, Jan
Medium Artwork: Painting
Location
City | Region Holland | Old kingdom Lowcountries
Characteristics
| Body Waisted | Strings Unclear | Neck Medium | Pegbox Angled flat |
| Bridge Fixed | Frets Yes | Back Flat | Pegs Rear |
| Technique Plucked fingers |
Commentary
ARTWORK
Jan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst, Muzikaal gezelschap aan een balustrade. The date of the painting and its current location are not known. Oxford Art Online (Benezit Dictionary of Artists) lists the painting as being in a collection in Brunswick.
INSTRUMENT
The instrument, although painted in the early-mid seventeenth century is very similar in style to the design of 16th-century Spanish vihuelas. It has a wide shallow body a wide bridge without moustaches, and the instrument has six (or seven?) courses of strings.
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