Renaissance viol with rounded shoulders,
but without violin corners


Raffaello, Sta. Cecilia, 1518 (detail)

Raffaello: Santa. Cecilia, 1518


Viola da gamba, Italian 16th C.


bass viola da gamba by Ventura Linarolo, Venice, 1585

Bass viola da gamba by Ventura Linarolo, Venice, 1585


bass viola da gamba by Ventura Linarolo, Venice, 1585

Treble viola da gamba by Giovanni Balla Bugger, Mantova, 1630

The Viola da gamba in Italy

The Italian Renaissance viols:
Music for Charles V and Philip II

The Viola da gamba in England

The Viola da gamba in Austria

The Viola da gamba in Germany

The Viola da gamba in France

THE VIOLA DA GAMBA: RESOURCES INDEX

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updated 18.06.2011