Creator Ribalta, Juan

Medium Artwork: Painting

City Valencia | Region Valencia | Old kingdom Aragon

ARTWORK
“Virgen of Portacaeli”, altarpiece painting for the Carthusian Monastery of Porta Coeli in Serra (comarca de Tiuria, Valencia). The painting depicts the Virgin and Child surrounded by a large group of Angels and cherubs. Painted by Juan Ribalta between 1625 and 1627. Oil on canvas, 240 x 172 cm. The drawing of this painting is 17-133. The grop of angels surrounding the central figures of the Virgin and Child are playing several musical instruments including the guitar catalogued here, a lute and a violin. Full painting URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ribalta-virgen_de_portacoeli.jpg

INSTRUMENT
The instrument has a large sized body consistent with a guitar of the early 17th century, with fixed bridge and round sound hole. The only feature that links it more to 16th-century vihuelas is the thinness of the body (less thin in the drawing (➞17-133). Given its size, it is more likely to be a guitar.

Image Copyright: public domain