. International studio. ng contrast to thehomogeneity ol constructionstood the wealth of originalthought displayed in the makingof collies which encased thesemusical boxes. They were madeof cypress, cedar or pine woodenriched by the Italians withthe extravagant magnificenceof the seafaring magnates anddecorated with appropriatescenes by master painters: color-ful pageantries, ideal land-scapes, pastoral and bucolicthemes, bacchic and terpsi-chorean groups and an inex-haustible variety of pleasantmotifs, which were often pic-torial reflections of the playersand listeners delight. To fathom the
. International studio. ng contrast to thehomogeneity ol constructionstood the wealth of originalthought displayed in the makingof collies which encased thesemusical boxes. They were madeof cypress, cedar or pine woodenriched by the Italians withthe extravagant magnificenceof the seafaring magnates anddecorated with appropriatescenes by master painters: color-ful pageantries, ideal land-scapes, pastoral and bucolicthemes, bacchic and terpsi-chorean groups and an inex-haustible variety of pleasantmotifs, which were often pic-torial reflections of the playersand listeners delight. To fathom the wondrousadmiration of the upper classesfor the mysterious oracle askedto communicate its melodioussecrets by the mere touch of tworows of dark and light keys, oneneeds but read the descriptionof a spinet made in 1579 forCarlo Trivulzio by Annibale deiRossi of Milan. It reads like atale from the Arabian case was panelled withveneers of ebony relieved byplaques of precious stones indelicately shaped ARAB LUTE (EL OUD) ALMOSTIDENTICAL WITH EUROPEAN TYPE
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