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Harp with yellow flowers on a Victorian scrap. circa 1890s

Violin with purple flowers on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Violin with pansies on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Mandolin with blue flowers on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Mandolin with white flowers on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Musical cat, dog and owl on a Victorian scrap, playing the violin, singing operatically, and playing the cello. Date: circa 1890s

Cherub playing a harp on a greetings postcard
Cherub playing a harp with butterflies circling round on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, End of the show, WW1
Cartoon, End of the show. The woman in her orange devil costume begins to make her exit, and the orchestra of yowling cats and mythological musicians also disperse. Date: 1918

Banjo on a Victorian New Year scrap, with verse on either side and two young women performing on the banjo and the violin (open). Date: circa 1890s

Musician with double bass on a movable Christmas card
Musician playing a double bass on a movable Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

China - Two Musicians having a break and a drink. The two instruments in front of them are a Sanxian and a Yuegin (Moon Guitar). Date: circa 1908

Breviary of the Bishop of Montoya. The Assumption of the Vir
Breviary of the Bishop of Montoya (Pedro Garcia de Montoya, c.1456-1474). By Master of Burgo de Osma. 15th century. Parchment. The Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven. Miniature. Spain

Harp Chromatic. 1906. Deutches Museum. Munich. Germany

Violin. 1200-1550. Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova. Finland. Turku

Pastoral dance. 18th century. Colored engraving

Troubadours singing and reciting a poem, written in Occitan. 12th and 13th centuries. Colored engraving

Ausias March (1397-1459). Valencian poet. Works of this poet published by Diego Fuentes. Printed in Barcelona by Fernando Roca. 1864

House Masferrer. Sgraffit. Vic. Spain
Spain. Catalonia. Vic. House Masferrer. 19th - 20th centuries. Sgraffiti depicting musicians. Facade. Detail

Titus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. Bacchides. Act I. Bacchides and Pistoclerus. Engraving. 1518

Moroccan musician playing in a market. Marrakech. Early 20th century. Engraving

Horace (65-8 B. C. ). Roman lyric poet. Opera
Horace (65-8 B.C.). Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus. Opera. 18th century

Gothic art. St. Emilian tables. It represents scenes from the life of St. Emilian and the Virgin. Late 14th century. Tempera. Outside the door left of the altarpiece. Monastery of St

19 th century art. Masferrer house. Sgrafitto. Vic. Cataloni
19 th century art. Casa Masferrer. Sgrafitto. Vic. Catalonia. Spain

Frauenlob, German poet (d. 1318), listening to a musician. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 399r. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany

Birth of Mary. Codex of Predis (1476). Italy
Birth of Mary. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Altarpiece of San Millan de la Cogolla. Detail depicting scenes from the life of San Millan and Virgin. La Rioja Museum. Logrono

Garcia Aguado, Dionisio (1784-1849). Spanish guitarist and composer. Engraving

Apollo with his lyre. 600-550 B. C. Cyprus
GREEK ART. CYPRUS. Apollo with his lyre. Found in Poros. Dated between 600-550 b.C. Museum of Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art. Athens. Greece

Kemans (Violin). Greece
KEMANS. Museum of Greek Folk Instruments. Athens. Greece

Viololyra. XIX century. Heraklion. Crete. Greece
VIOLOLYRA dates from the interwar period. It comes from Heraklion (Crete). Museum of Greek Folk Instruments. Athens. Greece

Mrs Rabbit playing a Harp. circa 1900s

Music cover, Gypsy Violin, words by Charles O Flynn, music by Jack Betzner. 1935

Music cover, Fiddle & I, Waltz
Music cover, Fiddle & I, a waltz based on Mrs Goodeves popular song, by Otto Roeder. circa 1891

Music cover, Fiddle Sticks Polka by J H Wolton, dedicated to Mrs Charles Crutchley. circa 1890

A Melting Moment or The Warm Kiss. 20th century

Music from India & Rome: a sur-sanga & harpsichord
Page from the Illustrated London News, 9th March 1963, showing two instruments from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: a sur-sanga, a five-stringed instrument from South India

Greetings card design, A Dream of Patience, in Pre-Raphaelite style with gold decoration, showing a group of young women sitting or standing listlessly while Cupid plays his lyre. Date: circa 1890s

Alice, Where Art Thou, Christmas card
Alice, Where Art Thou, comic interpretation of a popular song on a Christmas card, with two frogs in the moonlight. (1 of 3) Date: circa 1890s

Three frogs playing banjos on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Four frogs playing guitars on a Christmas card. circa 1890s

Cherub riding a swan on a greetings card
Cherub with lyre riding a swan on a greetings card with an ornate floral border. circa 1890s

Guitar on its Own
A six-stringed instrument, usually used as a solo instrument or to accompany a singer, but occasionally employed in an orchestra. Date: 1897

Members of a mandolin orchestra - London
A superb photograph, showing members of a mandolin orchestra (consisting primarily of instruments from the mandolin family of instruments, such as the mandolin, mandola)

Posada, Music cover, La Locomotora
Music cover, La Locomotora -- The Locomotive, collection of modern songs, published by Arsacio Vanegas Arroyo. Date: circa 1895

All night reveler, Mexico -- a tired-looking man with a guitar. Date: circa 1900s

Musician, c. 1600
Musician, c.1600, playing a stringed instrument, perhaps a viol. Date: C.1600

Fred Kiekebuschs band, on a bandstand, possibly somewhere in Holland or Germany. Date: circa 1935

Three musical dogs and a clown on a greetings card
Three musical dogs and a clown conducting them on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

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"Stringed Melodies: A Symphony of Art and Music" Immerse yourself in the enchanting world instruments, where timeless tales and captivating melodies intertwine. From the medieval courts to quaint coastal villages, from Italian masterpieces to African traditions, let us embark on a journey through the harmonious wonders that strings can create. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren, the resonating chords of a violin transport us back to an era filled with chivalry and valor. Meanwhile, five young boys in Polperro, Cornwall strum their guitars under a starlit sky, filling the air with youthful exuberance. Sheet music adorns our imagination like delicate petals on a pink rose. As we gaze upon Piero della Francesca's paintings, we witness how his brushstrokes mimic the graceful movements of musicians playing violins or plucking at harp strings. Traveling across continents brings us closer to Senegal's vibrant culture as we listen to a Griot skillfully play his Kora – an instrument that echoes stories passed down through generations. The Emperor Stradivarius violin whispers secrets from its centuries-old craftsmanship while Fra Angelico's Coronation of the Virgin inspires heavenly symphonies within our souls. Even during festive seasons like Christmas, musical notes find their way into unexpected places - such as a banjo-shaped greeting card adorned with holiday cheer. And what better way to celebrate than with two violins and a viola crafted by none other than Stradivarius himself? From Agra in India emerges the mesmerizing sound of sitar strings being delicately plucked by skilled hands. Its ethereal tones resonate alongside images of yellow flowers gracing harps on cutout greetings cards or Victorian scraps featuring banjos adorned with pink blossoms. In this symphony composed by history itself, stringed instruments serve as conduits for emotions too profound for words alone.