| Description: The purpose of this guided tour is to illustrate the presence of music in various works of visual arts. We present works featuring musicians playing solo or in groups on instruments in various settings or scenes. We also present works in which musical instruments play a central role as symbols, or in which their detailed, realistic depictions provide valuable information for musicologists. Finally, we present a summary of the various significant musical instruments widely used in Europe during the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods, accompanied by illustrations taken from paintings and codices. Sources: MEER, John Henry van der, Musikinstrumente, Prestel-Verlag, München, 1983; AUSONI, Alberto, Music in Art, Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, 2009; EMBER, Ildikó, Music in Painting, Corvina Book Publishing, Budapest, 1989; Musikinstrumente der Welt, Edited by Ruth Medgley, Orbis Verlag, München, 1988; Early Music Instrument Database, Case Western Reserve University (https://caslabs.case.edu/medren/introduction/); Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica online edition (https://www.britannica.com). |
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