Harpsichord, ca. 1670, Rome, Italy, Italian (Roman), Wood, gilt, ebony, ivory, parchment, Harpsichord: 14 3/4 in. × 9 ft. 10 in. × 38 in. (37.5 × 299.7 × 96.5 cm), Chordophone-Zither-plucked-harpsichord, Basilio Onofri (Italian, Rome active second half 17th century), gilt work, Jacob Reiff (Austrian, Freiburg 1627–1700, active Rome 1650–1680), carving, This gilded case encloses an Italian harpsichord of typical design but unusual length. Decorated with a frieze depicting the Triumph of Galatea and supported by three Tritons, the harpsichord originally formed part of Michele Todini's Galeria Armonica and was described in his catalogue of 1676
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Harpsichord, ca, 1670, Rome, Italy, Italian, Roman, Wood, gilt, ebony, ivory, parchment, 14 3/4, 9 ft, 10, 38, 37.5, 299.7, 96.5 cm, Chordophone-Zither-plucked-harpsichord, Basilio Onofri, Rome active second half 17th century, gilt work, Jacob Reiff, Austrian, Freiburg, 1627–1700, active Rome, 1650–1680, carving, gilded, case, encloses, Italian harpsichord, typical design, unusual length, Decorated, frieze depicting, Triumph, Galatea, supported, three Tritons, harpsichord originally, formed, part, Michele Todini, Galeria Armonica, described, catalogue, 1676
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