Historical Geography. Indian taste in music is peculiar, but is certainly worthy of a deeper study than it has yet secured. The large and weird...
Cello by Antonio Stradivari . Italy, 17th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Cello made by Antonio Stradivari . Italy, 17th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Violin, reare view made by Antonio Stradivari . Italy, 17th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Violin made by Antonio Stradivari . Italy, 17th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Tenor viola, reare view made by Antonio Stradivari . Italy, 17th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Tenor viola made by Antonio Stradivari . Italy, 17th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Marble psalter, by Michele Antonio Grandi. Italy, late 17th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Upright piano by Domenico del Mela. Italy, 18th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Spinet by Benedetto Floriani. Italy, 16th century. Detail. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Spinet by Benedetto Floriani. Italy, 16th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Clarinets, ca 1838, by Vinatieri and Castlas, Turin. Italy, 19th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
English horns, made by Johann Stehle, Augustin Rorarius, Carl Augustin Grenser. 18th-19th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio...
Giorgi flute, 1888-1918, made by Maino and Orsi, Milan. Italy, 20th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Flute, before 1867, Egidio Forni. Italy, 19th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
From top to bottom: bows for viola, violin and two bows for double bass. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Hurdy-gurdy, before 1881, by Nicolas Colson . France, 19th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Hurdy-gurdy, before 1881, by Nicolas Colson . France, 19th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Hurdy-gurdy, 1775 by Lambert, Paris. France, 18th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Viola by Bartolomeo Bimbi, Florence. Italy, 18th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Violin by Giovanni Battista Gabrielli . Italy, 18th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Violin, rear view by Giovanni Battista Gabbrielli . Italy, 18th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Scroll, detail of a cello, ca 1645-1660, by Nicolo Amati, Cremona. Italy, 17th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Cello, ca 1645-1660, by Nicolo Amati, Cremona. Italy, 17th century. Detail. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Cello, ca 1645-1660, by Nicolo Amati, Cremona. Italy, 17th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
English guitar made by Dodds & Claus, New York. United States of America. 18th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
English guitar, rear view made by Dodds & Claus, New York. United States of America. 18th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio...
Chitarra battente , before 1804, 19th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Chitarra battente , rear view, before 1804, 19th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Bimbonifono, trombone by Gioacchino Bimboni . Italy, 19th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Chitarra battente , rear view by Mango Longo or Lang Magnus. Germany, 17th century. Milano, Castello Sforzesco Civiche Raccolte D'Arte Applicata Ed...
Chitarra battente by Mango Longo or Lang Magnus. Germany, 17th century. Milano, Castello Sforzesco Civiche Raccolte D'Arte Applicata Ed Incisioni...
Chitarra battente by Mango Longo or Lang Magnus. Germany, 17th century. Milano, Castello Sforzesco Civiche Raccolte D'Arte Applicata Ed Incisioni...
Cherubs, detail of the harp commissioned by the Barberini family, 1605-1620. Italy, 17th century. Roma, Museo Nazionale degli Strumenti Musicali
Piano, made by Bartolomeo Cristofori . Italy, 17th-18th century. Roma, Museo Nazionale degli Strumenti Musicali
Cello made by the Italian luthier Pietro Guarneri, also known as Pietro da Venezia . 18th century. Milano, Castello Sforzesco Civiche Raccolte D'Arte...
Viola, made by Bartolomeo Bimbi . Italy, 17th-18th century. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Italy, Lombardy, Milan, Basilica of San Simpliciano. Detail. Left choir: Music-making putti playing ans singing hymns to the God.
Basilica of San Simpliciano - Left Choir, by Aurelio Luini, 16th Century, fresco Italy, Lombardy, Milan, Basilica of San Simpliciano. Detail. Left...
Musical instruments of the ancient Hebrews. Harp, lyres, flute, psaltery, organ, horn, panpipes, bagpipes, drum, trumpet, bell, sistrum, triangle,...
Portrait of Luigi Cherubini , Italian composer. Engraving. Florence, Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini
Guarnieri del Gesu' violin, once belonged to Giuseppe Tartini . Milano, Castello Sforzesco Civiche Raccolte D'Arte Applicata Ed Incisioni Civico...
Magician illusionist, music box with automaton, 1890. France, 19th century. Savio, Museo Di Strumenti Musicali Meccanici Marino Marini
Clock with music box and automatons. 1870, France, 20th century. Savio, Museo Di Strumenti Musicali Meccanici Marino Marini
Clock with music box and automatons. Germany, 20th century. Savio, Museo Di Strumenti Musicali Meccanici Marino Marini
Drunkard music box with automaton. England, 19th century. Savio, Museo Di Strumenti Musicali Meccanici Marino Marini
Music box with automaton of a girl picking flowers. 20th century. Savio, Museo Di Strumenti Musicali Meccanici Marino Marini
Minstrel music box with mechanical object. 20th century. Savio, Museo Di Strumenti Musicali Meccanici Marino Marini
Enrico Caruso , Italian tenor, as Canio in I Pagliacci, by Ruggero Leoncavallo . Photographic portrait, 1910. Milano, Castello Sforzesco Civiche...
Music box with automaton of a sleeping child, wax. Italy, 20th century. Savio, Museo Di Strumenti Musicali Meccanici Marino Marini
Music box with record, 1890. Germany, 19th century. Savio, Museo Di Strumenti Musicali Meccanici Marino Marini
Marotte, music box for children. France, 20th century. Savio, Museo Di Strumenti Musicali Meccanici Marino Marini