Exhibitions of the Orpheon Foundation
The Vazquez Collection of Historical String Instruments
Violins, Violas da gamba, Viola d'amore, Violoncellos, Double Basses
from 1500 to 1789



Exhibition in Ibiza, Spain, 24 September - 30 October, 2004

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Viola da gamba by Edward Lewis, London, 1687



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The Austrian Schools: violins, violas, violoncellos, violone or double bass



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Baryton with a view...


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Pardessus de viole, flämisch, ca. 1720; five-string violin by Joachim Tielke; historical flutes



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The viola da gamba in Italy
16th and 17th Century



violin Amati Goffriller-School

Violin by Nicolò Amati and friend


viola d'amore

The violas d'amore




violin Kloz, Widhalm

The German School:Aegidius I, Aegidius II and Sebastian Kloz and Leopold Widhalm


viola da gamba Tiekle, Stainer, Leidolff

Violas da gamba of the 17th Century
Joachim Tielke, Jakob Stainer, Nikolas Leidolff



viola da gamba William Turner

A viola da gamba by William Turner, London, ca. 1650


viola da gamba Maggini

Bass viola da gamba by Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Brescia, ca. 1600



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A roomfull of Italian violoncellos and a double bass by Jan U. Eberle


viola da gamba German



viola da gamba German

The viola da gamba in England
A chest of viols of the 17th Century



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Exhibition historical musical instruments Orpheon Foundation

One of the views from the window of the museum!


updated 20.11.2007