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 Rambouillet, France, 3. April - 16. May, 2004

Viola da gamba by Maggini

Viola da gamba by Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Brescia, ca. 1600



Viola da gamba in Italy

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




viola da gamba consort: 5 english instruments of the 17th C.

A viola da gamba consort of English instruments of the 17th Century




Viola da gamba in Austria and Germany

German and Austrian violas da gamba


Viola da gamba in Austria and Germany

German and Austrian violas da gamba



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The 18th Century Orchestra


Violoncello, Milano, 1780

Italian violoncello, Milano ca. 1780




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The neck and carved head of the bass viola da gamba
by Nicholas Leidolff, Vienna, 1695


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Violoncello by Anton Posch and others
Violoncello piccolo, Italian, ca. 1700
Viola d'amores by Salomon and Leidolff



violone viola da gamba, Venetian, 17th C.

A contrabasso di viola da gamba, Veneto, 17th C.


Viola da gamba by Boivin, Grancino

A viola da gamba by Nicholas Boivin, Paris, ca. 1740
A viola da gamba by Gianbattista Grancino, Milano, 1697




Exhibition historical musical instruments Orpheon Foundation

Open to visitors of all ages!


Audible results: in concert!


updated 16.10.2007