Viola (probably converted from a 'lira da braccio')

Details

• Title

  Viola (probably converted from a 'lira da braccio')

• Artist/maker

  Gasparo Bertolotti da Salò (1540 - 1609)

• Associated place

  Europe › Italy › Lombardy › Brescia (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1600

• Material and technique

  maple, pine

• Object type

  performance arts › music equipment › musical instrument

• Dimensions

  41.55 cm of back (length)
  21.1 cm upper bout (back) (width)
  15.55 cm middle bout (back) (width)
  25.75 cm lower bout (back) (width)
  35.35 cm string (length)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by W. E. Hill & Sons, 1939.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 39 | Music and Tapestry

• Museum department

  Western Art

• Accession no.

  WA1939.35

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