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String Instrument Collection

String instruments have the power to transport us to ethereal realms, where heavenly melodies are woven by an angelic figure

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Illustration, jazz band, six men wearing bow ties and waistcoats playing trumpet, trombone, drums

Illustration, jazz band, six men wearing bow ties and waistcoats playing trumpet, trombone, drums, clarinet, banjo and double bass, front view

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Angel with halo and butterfly wings playing harp

Angel with halo and butterfly wings playing harp

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Illustration, mariachi band consisting of four guitarists in grey Mexican hats and matching suits

Illustration, mariachi band consisting of four guitarists in grey Mexican hats and matching suits, front view

Background imageString Instrument Collection: THE ETUDE MUSIC MAGAZINE. Front cover, March 1926

THE ETUDE MUSIC MAGAZINE. Front cover, March 1926

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Illustration, sitar and musical note

Illustration, sitar and musical note

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Hellia

Hellia
Shizuo Shiki

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Fernando Sor (1778-1839) c. 1825 (lithograph)

Fernando Sor (1778-1839) c. 1825 (lithograph)
XJF1072706 Fernando Sor (1778-1839) c.1825 (lithograph) by Engelmann, Gottfried or Godefroy (1788-1839); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageString Instrument Collection: A Sixth bass (or Bajo sexto in spanish), a Mexican instrument with 12 strings in 6 double

A Sixth bass (or Bajo sexto in spanish), a Mexican instrument with 12 strings in 6 double courses, is pictured with a pickup on sound hole at Garibaldi square in Mexico City, Mexico April 4, 2018

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Jazz

Jazz
Jerome Perdriolle

Background imageString Instrument Collection: unspeakable

unspeakable
shahinkhalaji

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Jazz

Jazz
Jerome Perdriolle

Background imageString Instrument Collection: unspeakable

unspeakable
shahinkhalaji

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Jazz

Jazz
Jerome Perdriolle

Background imageString Instrument Collection: unspeakable

unspeakable
shahinkhalaji

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Jazz

Jazz
Jerome Perdriolle

Background imageString Instrument Collection: unspeakable

unspeakable
shahinkhalaji

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Jazz

Jazz
Jerome Perdriolle

Background imageString Instrument Collection: A Vanitas Still Life of Musical Instruments and Manuscripts

A Vanitas Still Life of Musical Instruments and Manuscripts
827963 A Vanitas Still Life of Musical Instruments and Manuscripts, an Overturned Gilt Covered Goblet, a Jewellery Casket, a Candlestick, an Astrological Globe, a String of Pearls, Jewels, Shells

Background imageString Instrument Collection: unspeakable

unspeakable
shahinkhalaji

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Jazz

Jazz
Jerome Perdriolle

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Ouds are pictured at the workshop in Cairo

Ouds are pictured at the workshop in Cairo, Egypt April 11, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Background imageString Instrument Collection: A harp that is held by an image of Saint Cecilia, patron of musicians

A harp that is held by an image of Saint Cecilia, patron of musicians, is pictured inside a showcase at Garibaldi square in Mexico City, Mexico April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Artisan Mohammed Karam works on an oud in front of a workshop in Cairo

Artisan Mohammed Karam works on an oud in front of a workshop in Cairo, Egypt April 11, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Ulysses weeps at the song of Demodocus

Ulysses weeps at the song of Demodocus
Ulysses weeping as he listens to the songs of the blind musician, Demodocus. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman

Background imageString Instrument Collection: chords of life

chords of life
PacodlaCorte

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Cello

Cello
Florent Bodart

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Cellist 2021

Cellist 2021
Alexander Trifonov

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Give ear unto my Song

Give ear unto my Song
Vintage engraving from the nursery rhyme An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog by Oliver Goldsmith

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Mme Valtat and her son with a Banjo; Mme Valtat et Son Fils au Banjo, 1925 (oil on canvas)

Mme Valtat and her son with a Banjo; Mme Valtat et Son Fils au Banjo, 1925 (oil on canvas)
652538 Mme Valtat and her son with a Banjo; Mme Valtat et Son Fils au Banjo, 1925 (oil on canvas) by Valtat, Louis (1869-1952); 111x89 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageString Instrument Collection: The Band, 1949 (oil on canvas)

The Band, 1949 (oil on canvas)
657260 The Band, 1949 (oil on canvas) by Tibble, Geoffrey (1909-52); 63.5x76 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Band. Geoffrey Tibble (1909-1952). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1949

Background imageString Instrument Collection: The Page, (watercolour)

The Page, (watercolour)
826683 The Page, (watercolour) by Maclise, Daniel (Croquis, Alfred) (1806-70); 30.3x14 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Page. Daniel Maclise (1806-70). Watercolour

Background imageString Instrument Collection: An Egyptian Interior, 1915 (oil on canvas)

An Egyptian Interior, 1915 (oil on canvas)
827275 An Egyptian Interior, 1915 (oil on canvas) by Bakalowicz, Stefan Vladislavovich (1857-1947); 42.5x69.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Egyptian Interior. Stephan Bakalowicz (1857-1947)

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Flamenco Dancing, (oil on canvas)

Flamenco Dancing, (oil on canvas)
989876 Flamenco Dancing, (oil on canvas) by Salinas Tervel, Juan Pablo (1871-1946); 39x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flamenco Dancing. Juan Pablo Salinas (1871-1946). Oil on canvas

Background imageString Instrument Collection: A Girl Playing a Mandolin, 1899 (pencil and watercolour heightened with white)

A Girl Playing a Mandolin, 1899 (pencil and watercolour heightened with white)
652020 A Girl Playing a Mandolin, 1899 (pencil and watercolour heightened with white) by Smith, Carlton Alfred (1853-1946); 38.1x46.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Girl Playing a Mandolin)

Background imageString Instrument Collection: A Welcome Distraction, (oil on panel)

A Welcome Distraction, (oil on panel)
651325 A Welcome Distraction, (oil on panel) by Weiss, Emile Georges (1861-p.1921); 45.6x34.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Welcome Distraction. Emile Georges Weiss (1861-after 1921)

Background imageString Instrument Collection: In the Olden Days, 1909 (In the Olden Days. Carlton Alfred Smith (1853-1946). Pencil and)

In the Olden Days, 1909 (In the Olden Days. Carlton Alfred Smith (1853-1946). Pencil and)
659743 In the Olden Days, 1909 (In the Olden Days. Carlton Alfred Smith (1853-1946). Pencil and) by Smith, Carlton Alfred (1853-1946); 53.3x36.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Olden Days)

Background imageString Instrument Collection: The Lesson Well Learned, 1919 (coloured pochoir plates)

The Lesson Well Learned, 1919 (coloured pochoir plates)
985560 The Lesson Well Learned, 1919 (coloured pochoir plates) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lesson Well Learned; La Lecon Bien Apprise)

Background imageString Instrument Collection: The Violinist, (oil on canvas)

The Violinist, (oil on canvas)
822954 The Violinist, (oil on canvas) by Tack, August Vincent (1870-1949); 104.3x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Violinist. Augustus Vincent Tack (1870-1949). Oil on canvas

Background imageString Instrument Collection: The Clown; Der Clown, (gouache on paper)

The Clown; Der Clown, (gouache on paper)
655888 The Clown; Der Clown, (gouache on paper) by Scheiber, Hugo (1873-1950); 75x52 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Clown; Der Clown. Hugo Scheiber (1873-1950). Gouache on paper

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogo, Triptych of hanging scrolls

Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogo, Triptych of hanging scrolls, late 1600s (ink and colour on silk)
XOS5881902 Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogo, Triptych of hanging scrolls, late 1600s (ink and colour on silk) by Kiyohara Yukinobu (1643-82); 180x59.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageString Instrument Collection: After the Performance, (oil on canvas)

After the Performance, (oil on canvas)
989547 After the Performance, (oil on canvas) by Salinas Tervel, Juan Pablo (1871-1946); 39.4x66.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: After the Performance. Juan Pablo Salinas (1871-1946)

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Smoking the Hookah, 1880 (pencil and watercolour on paper laid down on card)

Smoking the Hookah, 1880 (pencil and watercolour on paper laid down on card)
989238 Smoking the Hookah, 1880 (pencil and watercolour on paper laid down on card) by Simoni, Gustavo (1846-1925); 54x36 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Smoking the Hookah)

Background imageString Instrument Collection: The Hobo Musician, (oil on canvas)

The Hobo Musician, (oil on canvas)
650955 The Hobo Musician, (oil on canvas) by Luks, George Benjamin (1867-1933); 95x89 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hobo Musician. George Benjamin Luks (1866-1933). Oil on canvas

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Melody hour, c. 1934 (etching and drypoint in colours)

Melody hour, c. 1934 (etching and drypoint in colours)
1195102 Melody hour, c.1934 (etching and drypoint in colours) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 45.7x57.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Ms Hunter 229 f. 21v David tuning his harp, from the Hunterian Psalter, c

Ms Hunter 229 f. 21v David tuning his harp, from the Hunterian Psalter, c. 1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum)
GUL174585 Ms Hunter 229 f.21v David tuning his harp, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) by English School, (12th century); 29.2x19.1 cm; Glasgow University Library

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Ms Hunter 229 f. 21v Detail showing musicians, from the Hunterian Psalter, c

Ms Hunter 229 f. 21v Detail showing musicians, from the Hunterian Psalter, c. 1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum)
GUL174586 Ms Hunter 229 f.21v Detail showing musicians, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) by English School

Background imageString Instrument Collection: Ms Hunter 229 f. 21v David tuning his harp, from the Hunterian Psalter, c

Ms Hunter 229 f. 21v David tuning his harp, from the Hunterian Psalter, c. 1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum)
GUL175490 Ms Hunter 229 f.21v David tuning his harp, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) by English School, (12th century); 29.2x19.1 cm; Glasgow University Library

Background imageString Instrument Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Grasshopper and the Ant

La Fontaines Fables - Grasshopper and the Ant
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Grasshopper and the Ant



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String instruments have the power to transport us to ethereal realms, where heavenly melodies are woven by an angelic figure. With a halo adorning her head and butterfly wings fluttering behind her, she gracefully plucks at the strings of a harp, creating enchanting harmonies that resonate in our souls. In the vibrant world of music, diverse cultures converge through their unique stringed creations. Take for instance the mariachi band from Mexico, dressed in matching suits and donning grey Mexican hats. Four guitarists strum passionately on their instruments, filling the air with lively rhythms that capture the essence of their rich heritage. Travel back in time to March 1926 as you gaze upon The Etude Music Magazine's front cover illustration. It encapsulates an era when musicians were celebrated icons of society. A jazz band takes center stage with six dapper men adorned in bow ties and waistcoats. Their trumpets blare alongside a trombone's deep resonance while drums set a pulsating beat. The clarinet dances effortlessly with a banjo's twang and double bass provides a solid foundation - together they create an irresistible symphony of swing. Venture further eastward into mystical lands where sitar reigns supreme. An intricate illustration captures this mesmerizing instrument alongside musical notes floating freely in space; it is as if each note carries its own story waiting to be told. Delve into history and discover Hellia - an ancient Greek lyre-like instrument whose delicate strings once echoed throughout mythical landscapes, evoking emotions beyond words can express. Fernando Sor (1778-1839), depicted in a lithograph from c. 1825, stands tall among classical guitar virtuosos who mastered this timeless instrument with finesse and grace. Witness the raw power emanating from a Sixth bass or Bajo sexto -a Mexican marvel boasting twelve strings arranged in six double courses- as its resonant tones reverberate through the air, captivating all who listen.