Thanks for sending in the photo, Alexander. I think this is an
important lute for the archives showing a good transitional
solution. ... and a lute I wouldn't mind finding on my dining room
table.
The music is very legible, too. I'm sorry I don't know enough song rep
to figure it out. I wouldn't be surprised if it had a sense-
allegorical theme.
Sean
On Feb 15, 2010, at 6:32 PM, Alexander Batov wrote:
What always puzzled me in this picture is that some of the frets
(which seem to appear to be double ...?), starting from the third,
look as a kind of 'split' from the middle and down towards the edge
of the neck. The painter didn't 'confirm' this feature in the mirror
reflection of the neck, although one of the frets there looks
slanted rather oddly. Here is what I'm talking about, plus also an
enlarged fragment of the music page which can perhaps be, with some
luck, deciphered and tried on your flute or, indeed, pestle-oboe :)
http://www.vihuelademano.com/current/pages/J.Linard-fivesenses.html
Sorry about a not quite pin-sharp quality of the picture - I took
this photograph from the original painting in Louvre some 20 years
ago with an ordinary film camera.
Alexander
On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:32:58 -0800 Nicolás Valencia wrote:
Hi all,
I've found this lute in a painting by Jacques Linard, (France,
1600-1645). It's called "The Five Senses and the Four Elements", so I
guess the lute represents hearing. What kind of lute is this?
[1]http://www.wga.hu/art/l/linard/senses.jpg
Best,
Nicolas
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