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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 Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Brescia, ca. 1600





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





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

German and Austrian violas da gamba

The 18th Century Orchestra




Italian violoncello, Milano ca. 1780





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




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





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




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





Open to visitors of all ages!


Audible results: in concert!

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