Guitar
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- H. 36 × W. 10 5/8 × D. 3 7/8 in. (91.4 × 27 × 9.8 cm)
- Origin
- Italian
- Department
- Musical Instruments
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Rogers Fund, 1969
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Artistic Disciplines
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Music Metadata · 99%
The catalog classifies the object as a guitar and as a plucked, fretted chordophone.
Subject Matter
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Human Figure Both · 91%
Multiple standing human figures appear within the ornament, and the catalog lists Men among the subjects.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 99%
The photographed surface is densely covered with scrollwork, floral motifs, figures, borders, and medallions.
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Arabesque/Scroll Visual · 98%
Repeated curling vegetal forms and foliage-like scrolls organize the decoration across the body, neck, and pegbox.
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Symmetrical Visual · 97%
The decoration is organized around a strong vertical axis, with paired figures, mirrored foliage, and balanced medallions on the body.
Geographic Regions
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Italian Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog gives the place of origin as Italian.
Materials
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Inlay Visual · 88%
The contrasting pale and dark ornamental surface appears to use extensive inlay, although the individual materials cannot be identified from the photograph alone.
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Wood Metadata · 99%
Spruce and ebony are listed among the cataloged materials; both are types of wood.
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Ivory Metadata · 90%
Ivory is listed among the cataloged materials, though its specific visible locations cannot be confirmed from the image.
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Brass Metadata · 90%
Brass is listed among the cataloged materials, though its specific visible locations cannot be confirmed from the image.
Antiquities, Artifacts, and Religious Objects
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Musical Instrument Metadata · 99%
The object is explicitly identified as a guitar in the Musical Instruments department.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Guitar. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.