拨弦键琴与塑像

Designer Michele Todini Italian
 Basilio Onofri Italian
 Jacob Reiff Austrian, active Rome

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 681

这件鎏金琴盒是罗马巴洛克式装饰艺术中出类拔萃的典范，其中放置的拨弦键琴有不同寻常的宽广音域，达到了五个八度。这件乐器最初是托蒂尼位于罗马的“和音展馆”（一个乐器博物馆）中的一部分，他在1676年的展览目录中对其有描述。两侧的塑像分别是吹奏风笛的波吕斐摩斯和受到惊吓的伽拉忒亚，他们曾与拨弦键琴一同放置在布景前展出。波吕斐摩斯坐在一座“大山”上，山中藏着的音管能模拟出他手中风笛的声音。这一时代的音乐环境不仅孕育出托蒂尼的独出心裁，也使钢琴在1700年左右诞生。

Harpsichord, Michele Todini (Italian, Saluzzo, Piedmont, bapt. 1616–1690, Rome) , designer, Wood, gilt, ebony, ivory, parchment, Italian (Roman)

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Harpsichord, Michele Todini (Italian, Saluzzo, Piedmont, bapt. 1616–1690, Rome) , designer, Wood, gilt, ebony, ivory, parchment, Italian (Roman)
Harpsichord, Michele Todini (Italian, Saluzzo, Piedmont, bapt. 1616–1690, Rome) , designer, Wood, gilt, ebony, ivory, parchment, Italian (Roman)

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