Category:Harpsichord (late 17th century) from Italy. MET 45.41

[45.41] Harpsichord. Italy (late 17th century). Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, since 1945, Accession Number: 45.41 , ObjectID:180015401.
" Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1945 ",
" [Description] This harpsichord has three sets of unison strings, one of which is plucked at a point very close to the nut, producing a brighter timbre than the others. The mermaid holding one of the supporting columns is a device of the Colonna family. The painting inside the lid is a landscape that includes a hunter and his dog. On the lid above the keywell is a scene depicting Tobias and the angel Raphael. The conventionalized foliage and the aerial perspective are associated with the work of Gaspard Dughet, brother-in-law of Nicolas Poussin, who painted chiefly in Rome. "

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