Sujet

Mandore, 1640, (1881). Creator: D Jones.

Légende

Mandore, 1640, (1881). Etching of a mandore, an early version of the mandolin, in carved pearwood, ebony veneer and ivory. It was made by Boissart in France and is dated 1640. It has six strings, and the back of the body is decorated with the Judgement of Paris, the mythical beauty contest between the goddesses Juno, Minerva and Venus. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]

Date

1881

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F36_481

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

56,9Mo (1,3Mo) / 27,6cm x 51,6cm / 3264 x 6092 (300dpi)

Mots clés

bois musique arts découpage pays Français La France livre musée décoratif en bois découpé endroit siècle instrument musical littérature objet façonné mythologie objet façonné 17ème siècle mandolin 19e siècle B W Mythologie grecque dix-neuvième siècle The Print Collector etching engraving Victoria & Albert Museum V&A pearwood V&A Museum Sampson Low The South Kensington Museum Marston D Jones Jones D Jones D. D. Jones Boissart