Viola d'Amore, by Giovanni Grancino, 1701
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Viola d'Amore

Maker Giovanni Grancino (Italian, Milan 1637–1709 Milan)

1701

Medium
Spruce, maple, ebony, bone, iron
Classification
Chordophone-Lute-bowed-fretted
Dimensions
Height: 23 1/2 in. (59.7 cm) Width: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Culture
Italian
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musical Instruments
Credit line
Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2008
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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