Four angels playing portative organ, vielle, psaltery and harp

Summary

: Four angels playing portative organ, vielle, psaltery and harp

: Getty Villa, California, United States
Location type : Museum

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: 15

: 1471 -

: Illumination

: Paper / Parchment

: Getty

: Charles the Bold Presented by Saint George


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https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/1639/lieven-van-lathem-charles-the-bold-presented-by-saint-george-flemish-about-1471/?dz=0.4871,1.0698,1.74


: DEREGEL-AUBOURG Aurélie

Performer(s)
    • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: angel

    Posture: Seated

    Comment: attitude of concentration and contemplation

    Instrument information
    Instrument : organ - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 412.1-8 )
    Type of organ: portative
    Bellows: yes
    Number of pipes: 18
    Number of rows of pipes: 2
    Playing mechanism: keyboard
    • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: angel

    Posture: Seated

    Comment: attitude of concentration and contemplation

    Instrument information
    Instrument : vielle - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 321.322-71 )
    Number of rosettes soundholes: 2
    Shape of rosettes soundholes: crescent-shaped
    Position of the rosettes soundholes: facing toward each other <>
    Position of pegs: front
    Playing position: Seated, the instrument on the left shoulder, the left cheeck on the sound box and the left harm holding the fingerboard while playing
    Playing method: Bowed
    Fingers on fingerboard: yes
    Fingers hooked: no
    Placement on strings: far from bridge
    Bow length: long
    Shape of bow: curved
    Bow hair: with
    Sound box shape: figure-8
    Neck length: short
    • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: angel

    Posture: Seated, cross-legged

    Comment: attitude of concentration and contemplation

    Instrument information
    Instrument : psaltery - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 314.122.1 )
    Facture: composed of multiple pieces
    Number of rosettes soundholes: 2
    Comments: One more rosette is probably hidden under the performer's harm.
    Playing position: Seated cross-legged, the instrument placed horizontally on the musician's knees.
    Playing method: Plucked
    Plectrum: no
    Psaltery shape: pig’s snout
    • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: angel

    Posture: Seated

    Comment: attitude of concentration and contemplation

    Instrument information
    Instrument : harp - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 322.21 )
    Playing position: Seated, the instrument placed on the chest and held between the knees
    Playing method: Plucked
    Plectrum: no
    Column of harp: curved
    Console shape: swan-necked
    Swan necked: yes
    Soundboard shape: straight