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The lute was the most important musical instrument in secular settings throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. Not only a virtuoso instrument with a huge repertoire, the lute provided the ideal accompaniment for the voice, played an essential role in ensembles, figured in masques and operas, and was played by amateurs as well as professionals. A highly specialized instrument, this tiorbino is a type of long-necked lute resembling a theorbo, but significantly smaller and pitched an octave higher. An object of great rarity, it is one of the smallest Baroque tiorbinos to survive.
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98672
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Lute or Tiorbino
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98672
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object
title
Lute or Tiorbino
description
The lute was the most important musical instrument in secular settings throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. Not only a virtuoso instrument with a huge repertoire, the lute provided the ideal accompaniment for the voice, played an essential role in ensembles, figured in masques and operas, and was played by amateurs as well as professionals. A highly specialized instrument, this tiorbino is a type of long-necked lute resembling a theorbo, but significantly smaller and pitched an octave higher. An object of great rarity, it is one of the smallest Baroque tiorbinos to survive.
date
c. 1620
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79485254
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Musical Instrument
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 100.7 x 27.7 cm (39 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.)
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Italy, probably made in the mid-17th century, but modified by later repair
accession
1918.368
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Lute or Tiorbino, c. 1620. Italy, probably made in the mid-17th century, but modified by later repair. Wood; overall: 100.7 x 27.7 cm (39 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.368
collection
Decorative Arts
citations
citation
"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 5, no. 8/9 (1918): 82-85.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 82
citation
D. S. M. "Exhibition of Musical Instruments." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 8, no. 9 (1921): 134-43.
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Mentioned: pp. 134-137
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The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr.
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2026-05-29 05:19:45.789000
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98672
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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wood
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