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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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