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Stringed Instrument Collection (#3)

Stringed instruments have been captivating audiences for centuries, their enchanting melodies resonating through time

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Le Maistre a Daneer, between circa 1678 and circa 1693

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Le Maistre a Daneer, between circa 1678 and circa 1693

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Dame de Qualité en Manteau, between c1682 and c1686

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Dame de Qualité en Manteau, between c1682 and c1686. Creator: Nicolas Bonnart
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Dame de Qualite en Manteau, between circa 1682 and circa 1686

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Damon joüant de l'Angelique, between c1686 and c1690

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Damon joüant de l'Angelique, between c1686 and c1690
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Damon jouant de l'Angelique, between circa 1686 and circa 1690

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Feasting and musicians, 1290. Creator: Unknown

Feasting and musicians, 1290. Creator: Unknown
Feasting and musicians, 1290. Page from the Beaupre Antiphonary, vol. 2

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Home Tunes, 1920. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Home Tunes, 1920. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Home Tunes, 1920

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Musical theories of Pythagoras, 1492. Creator: Unknown

Musical theories of Pythagoras, 1492. Creator: Unknown
Musical theories of Pythagoras, 1492. Men playing musical instruments and making sounds. At top left, an anvil is struck with hammers

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Joueur de Luth, Bound 1703-1704. Creator: Henri Bonnart

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Joueur de Luth, Bound 1703-1704. Creator: Henri Bonnart
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Joueur de Luth, Bound 1703-1704

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Dame de Qualité en Habit de Chambre, Bound 1703-1704;

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Dame de Qualité en Habit de Chambre, Bound 1703-1704;. Creator: Henri Bonnart
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Dame de Qualite en Habit de Chambre, Bound 1703-1704;

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: François Ravel as Vol-au-vent, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller

François Ravel as Vol-au-vent, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Francois Ravel as Vol-au-vent, 1855-1859

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Sorathi Ragini, Wife of Megha Mallar Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), c1750

Sorathi Ragini, Wife of Megha Mallar Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), c1750. Creator: Unknown
Sorathi Ragini, Wife of Megha Mallar Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), c1750

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: King Khusraw and Barbad, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1475 and 1500

King Khusraw and Barbad, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1475 and 1500. Creator: Unknown
King Khusraw and Barbad, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1475 and 1500

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Plato as a Musician, c1600; border- 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Plato as a Musician, c1600; border- 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Plato as a Musician, c1600; border- 19th century

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: A Hindoo mendicant pilgrim, 1876. Creator: Unknown

A Hindoo mendicant pilgrim, 1876. Creator: Unknown
A Hindoo mendicant pilgrim, 1876. Indian man with musical instruments. From "Illustrated London News", 1876

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Megha Mallar Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), between c1725 and c1750

Megha Mallar Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), between c1725 and c1750. Creator: Unknown
Megha Mallar Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), between c1725 and c1750

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: A strolling minstrel at Madras playing the tingadee, 1876. Creator: Unknown

A strolling minstrel at Madras playing the tingadee, 1876. Creator: Unknown
A strolling minstrel at Madras playing the tingadee, 1876. Indian musician...of the Dher caste...playing on an instrument called the tingadee, which is composed of three gourds

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Imaginary Meeting of Guru Nanak, Mardana Sahab, and Other Sikh Gurus, c1780. Creator: Unknown

Imaginary Meeting of Guru Nanak, Mardana Sahab, and Other Sikh Gurus, c1780. Creator: Unknown
Imaginary Meeting of Guru Nanak, Mardana Sahab, and Other Sikh Gurus, c1780

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Merry Company, c1630. Creator: Jan van Bijlert

Merry Company, c1630. Creator: Jan van Bijlert
Merry Company, c1630

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Lute Player (Rembrandt van Rijn), c1629. Creator: Jan Lievens

Lute Player (Rembrandt van Rijn), c1629. Creator: Jan Lievens
Lute Player (Rembrandt van Rijn), c1629

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Our Romanian Allies; The Romanian army regrouped after the trials of 1916: a regiment... 1917

Our Romanian Allies; The Romanian army regrouped after the trials of 1916: a regiment... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Our Romanian Allies; The Romanian army regrouped after the trials of 1916: a regiment going to the front to the sound of the violin, 1917

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: The Savoyard, 19th century. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller

The Savoyard, 19th century. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
The Savoyard, 19th century

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: The Concert at Tre Byttor (The Three Barrels tavern in Stockholm's Djurgården Park)... 1860

The Concert at Tre Byttor (The Three Barrels tavern in Stockholm's Djurgården Park)... 1860
The Concert at Tre Byttor (The Three Barrels tavern in Stockholm's Djurgarden Park). Scene from Fredman's Epistle 51, Movitz blaste en Concert ("Movitz blew a concert"), 1860

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Two Peasant Girls Listening to the Playing of the Water-Sprite, 1860

Two Peasant Girls Listening to the Playing of the Water-Sprite, 1860. Creator: Johan Zacharias Blackstadius
Two Peasant Girls Listening to the Playing of the Water-Sprite, 1860

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Portrait of a violinist , 1773. Creator: Anne Vallayer-Coster

Portrait of a violinist , 1773. Creator: Anne Vallayer-Coster
Portrait of a violinist , 1773

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Dance in Gopsmor, 1906. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Dance in Gopsmor, 1906. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Dance in Gopsmor, 1906

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Sunday Evening in a Farmhouse in Dalarna, 1860. Creator: Amalia Lindegren

Sunday Evening in a Farmhouse in Dalarna, 1860. Creator: Amalia Lindegren
Sunday Evening in a Farmhouse in Dalarna, 1860

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Group of Musicians, 1784. Creator: Giovanni Battista Cecchi

Group of Musicians, 1784. Creator: Giovanni Battista Cecchi
Group of Musicians, 1784

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Sunday Evening in a Farmhouse in Dalecarlia, 1860. Creator: Amalia Lindegren

Sunday Evening in a Farmhouse in Dalecarlia, 1860. Creator: Amalia Lindegren
Sunday Evening in a Farmhouse in Dalecarlia, 1860

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Apollo, Pan and a Putto Blowing a Horn, 1560s. Creator: Giorgio Ghisi

Apollo, Pan and a Putto Blowing a Horn, 1560s. Creator: Giorgio Ghisi
Apollo, Pan and a Putto Blowing a Horn, 1560s. Series: Set of Four Ceiling Designs for Galerie d'Ulysse of Fountainbleau

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Tavern Scene, 1692. Creator: Richard Brakenburgh

Tavern Scene, 1692. Creator: Richard Brakenburgh
Tavern Scene, 1692

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: AI IMAGE - Sherlock Holmes playing the violin in his rooms at 221B Baker Street, 2023

AI IMAGE - Sherlock Holmes playing the violin in his rooms at 221B Baker Street, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Sherlock Holmes playing the violin in his rooms at 221B Baker Street, 2023. Fictional detective invented by Arthur Conan Doyle

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: The Water-Sprite and Ägir's Daughters, 1850. Creator: Nils Jakob Blommer

The Water-Sprite and Ägir's Daughters, 1850. Creator: Nils Jakob Blommer
The Water-Sprite and Agir's Daughters, 1850. AEgir and his nine wave daughters from Norse mythology

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Orpheus Charming the Beasts. Creator: Unknown

Orpheus Charming the Beasts. Creator: Unknown
Orpheus Charming the Beasts, Unknown date. Manner of Roelant Savery

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Picture of Koto, Game, and Painting, published in 1889. Creator: Mizuno Toshikata

Picture of Koto, Game, and Painting, published in 1889. Creator: Mizuno Toshikata
Picture of Koto, Game, and Painting, published in 1889

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Gustavian Style Interior with a Musical Party, 1779. Creator: Per Hillestrom

Gustavian Style Interior with a Musical Party, 1779. Creator: Per Hillestrom
Gustavian Style Interior with a Musical Party, 1779

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Taijian Wangfuren Playing One-String Chin, Encircled by Dragon, 19th century. Creator: Gakutei

Taijian Wangfuren Playing One-String Chin, Encircled by Dragon, 19th century. Creator: Gakutei
Taijian Wangfuren Playing One-String Chin, Encircled by Dragon, 19th century

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Egawa Tarozaemon Playing the Koto, 1887. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Egawa Tarozaemon Playing the Koto, 1887. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Egawa Tarozaemon Playing the Koto, 1887. From Lives of Modern People

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Minamoto Yoshimitsu Instructing Toyohara Tokiaki in Music, 1879. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Minamoto Yoshimitsu Instructing Toyohara Tokiaki in Music, 1879. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Minamoto Yoshimitsu Instructing Toyohara Tokiaki in Music, 1879. From A Mirror of Great Warriors of Japan

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Son of Captain Erié with violin, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros

Son of Captain Erié with violin, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Son of Captain Erie with violin, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Costumes de Différent Pays, Homme Femme et Enfants des Montagnes de la Savoie, c1797

Costumes de Différent Pays, Homme Femme et Enfants des Montagnes de la Savoie, c1797
Costumes de Different Pays, Homme Femme et Enfants des Montagnes de la Savoie, c1797

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: The Lute Player, c1616. Creator: Jacques Callot

The Lute Player, c1616. Creator: Jacques Callot
The Lute Player, c1616. From Les Gobbi

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Man Playing a Grill in the Manner of a Violin, 1616. Creator: Jacques Callot

Man Playing a Grill in the Manner of a Violin, 1616. Creator: Jacques Callot
Man Playing a Grill in the Manner of a Violin, 1616. From Les Gobbi, plate 19

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Three designs for organ decoration: Singing, King David and Music, 1741-1801

Three designs for organ decoration: Singing, King David and Music, 1741-1801. Creator: Anthony Ziesenis
Three designs for organ decoration: Singing, King David and Music, 1741-1801

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Hurdy-Gurdy Player Attacking a Pilgrim, c1614. Creator: Jacques Bellange

Hurdy-Gurdy Player Attacking a Pilgrim, c1614. Creator: Jacques Bellange
Hurdy-Gurdy Player Attacking a Pilgrim, c1614

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Un nouvel Almaviva.. 1851. Creator: Honore Daumier

Un nouvel Almaviva.. 1851. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un nouvel Almaviva.. 1851. Un nouvel Almaviva venant essayer de seduire Rosine - Veron en lui donnant une serenade sur l'air de Vive Henri V

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Terpsichore, 1592. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius

Terpsichore, 1592. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Terpsichore, 1592. From The Nine Muses, pl. 5

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Ventre affamé n'a pas d'oreilles, 1840. Creator: Honore Daumier

Ventre affamé n'a pas d'oreilles, 1840. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ventre affame n'a pas d'oreilles, 1840. A hungry belly has no ears. From Proverbes et Maximes

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Kermis Fair singer, 1900-1999. Creator: Unknown

Kermis Fair singer, 1900-1999. Creator: Unknown
Kermis Fair singer, 1900-1999. A showman points to nine prints on a stage. A woman is playing the harp. On the right a boy with balloons

Background imageStringed Instrument Collection: Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini

Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Creators: Francesco Curti, Agostino Parisini
Trades Practiced in Bologna, c1640. Plate 10



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Stringed instruments have been captivating audiences for centuries, their enchanting melodies resonating through time. From the elegant compositions of The Sharp Family in the late 18th century to the mesmerizing tunes of The Charmer by John William Waterhouse in 1911, these instruments have always held a special place in our hearts. Even amidst chaos and revelry, like depicted in Drunk Warrior and Court Jester by Casimiro Tomba or at a lively Beach Party, the soothing strings bring harmony to any scene. In far-off lands like Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, an artisan skillfully crafts sitars with utmost precision - a testament to the craftsmanship behind these remarkable instruments. Whether it's St Cecilia gracefully playing the organ or Rose Adelaide Ducreux immortalizing herself with a harp in her self-portrait from 1791, stringed instruments evoke emotions that words fail to express. They transport us into mythical realms as seen in Orpheus and His Lute by John Charles Dollman or accompany sacred moments such as The Female Saints at the Tomb and the Resurrection where even angels join in with violins. From local musicians strumming double basses at Bar El Floridita in Havana to Rabab players filling north west country air with soulful melodies - these diverse cultures all find solace and joy through music. Even stained glass windows come alive with angelic harpists adorning Lyndhurst Church thanks to visionary designs. The world may change but our love for stringed instruments remains constant. Their timeless beauty transcends borders and connects us all through melodious threads that weave together humanity's shared experiences.