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Harpsichord by Ruckers, I

Maker:
Ruckers, I
Number of manuals:
two
Year:
1640
Museum:
Rijksmuseum
Date Range
1600-1650
Current Location:
Netherlands
Material:
Painter:
Pedals:
Catalogue Number:
BMO-1552
Origin:
Antwerp, Belgium
Type:
Harpsichord
Harpsichord with double keyboard. The inside of the lid is decorated with two original paintings depicting the battle between Apollo and Pan, based on The Judgment of Midas by Hendrick Goltzius (1590). The front flap shows Apollo and the Muses on Mount Helicon. The exterior was repainted in the 18th century with red chinoiserie decoration
Image courtesy of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (CC0 Public Domain), via Rijksstudio / Rijksmuseum Collection.
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