Italian spinnetta-a-tavola

An image of Musical Instrument. Spinnetta-a-tavola. Virginal. Painted with nymphs bathing. Height 38 in, width 60 3/4 in, depth 21 5/8 in, c.1580-1600. Italian.

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Musical Instrument. Spinnetta-a-tavola. Virginal. Painted with nymphs bathing. Height 38 in, width 60 3/4 in, depth 21 5/8 in, c.1580-1600. Italian.

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Accession Number: M/F.2-1943
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal length: 28
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
Image height: 854 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 208.88kB
Exposure time: 8/10
ISO Speed: 400
Fnumber: 9/1
Captured: 2008:03:19 10:31:54

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17th Century bather bathing cherubs early music Fitz_AA furniture Italian keyboard Late Renaissance music musical musical instrument nymphs painted putti putto Renaissance spinnetta a tavola table table top virginals wooden

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