Holy figures playing portative organ and harp
: 15
: 1460 -
: Illumination
: Paper / Parchment
: Getty
: Initial H: The Annunciation
: Ambre Paraire Perron
Performer(s)
- musician with harp
- musician with organ
Performer information
Type: musician
Genre: female
Posture: Stand with the lower half of the body in a flower.
Comment: The performer is depicted with a halo, indicating that she is a saint. By its strong resemblance to the virgin, we could imagine that it is Marie represented as a musician.
Instrument information
Instrument : harp - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 322.21 ) |
Hand position: near tailpiece
Plectrum: no Column of harp: curved Console shape: indented Swan necked: yes Soundboard shape: straight Placement of pegs: top |
Performer information
Type: musician
Genre: angel
Posture: Stand with the lower half of the body in a flower.
Comment: The performer is depicted with a halo, indicating that she is a saint. By its strong resemblance to the virgin, we could imagine that it is Marie represented as a musician.
Instrument information
Instrument : organ - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 412.1-8 ) |
Type of organ: portative
Bellows: yes Number of bellows: 1 Number of pipes: 5 Number of rows of pipes: 1 Playing mechanism: keyboard Number of stops keys: 10 |