Mermaid playing vihuela de arco. Juan de Horozco y Covarrubias, Emblemas morales, 1589.
(1589) - Juan de Horozco y Covarrubias, Emblemas morales. Segovia: Juan de la Cuesta, 1589 (Biblioteca Pública de Segovia — Signatura: 5479)
instrument: vihuela de arco | century: 16cent/3/late | catalogue nº: 16-316
Artwork
Creator Horozco y Covarrubias, Juan de
Medium Artwork: Print
Location
City Segovia | Region Castilla-León | Old kingdom Castile
Characteristics
| Body Corners | Strings 4 strings | Neck Short | Pegbox R/Angled channels |
| Bridge Tailpiece | Frets No | Back Not visible | Pegs Lateral |
| Technique Bowed a braccio |
Commentary
SOURCE
Juan de Horozco y Covarrubias, Emblemas morales. Segovia: Juan de la Cuesta, 1589. Emblema 30, lib. 2, fol. 59.
The same woodcut is used in the 1591 reprint.
INSTRUMENT
A mermaid playing a vihuela de arco. The istrument has a large body, curved bridge and tailpiece with f-holes in the upper bouts. It appears to have a raised fingerboard, ending in an angled pegpox, probably channelled, with lateral pegs, This print was recut for the 1604 reprint of the Emblemas morales. (see 16-316a)
Reproductions
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