Stewart: Something I ran across in the Chicago Tribune, of all places -- not a trio, but rather a duet:
http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/v/vivarini/alvise/ambrose.html Has anyone seen this in person? If the dimensions given are accurate this has to be *very* imposing. The barefoot instrumentalists in the foreground would be almost a meter high. Any idea why the commentator calls one of the instruments a "mandola" (though which one is not identified)? Regards, Daniel Heiman On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 12:32:30 +0100 "Stewart McCoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Dear All, > > One of the carriages in the Triumph of Maximilian procession > contains five musicians: three lute players and two viol players. > Does anyone know of a picture from roughly that period (late 15th- > early 16th century), which has three lute players but no other > musicians? > > Many thanks, > > Stewart McCoy. > > > > >
