Pianoforte

Object type

musical instrument

The Rijksmuseum collection holds more than 700 musical instruments, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.

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Oboe or Shawm

Richard Haka, c. 1680

Oboe or Shawm

Pianoforte

Frères, Erard, 1808

Pianoforte

Bass viol

Barak Norman, 1705

Bass viol

Trombone

Pierre Colbert, 1593

Trombone

Rattle in the form of a lion

Nicolaas Swalue, 1778

Rattle in the form of a lion

Serpent

Embach & Co, Ludwig, c. 1825 - c. 1835

Serpent
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Wind Instruments

Ranket

anonymous, anonymous, anoniem, anoniem, c. 1780

Ranket

Glass trumpet

anoniem, anonymous, anoniem, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1900

Glass trumpet

Horn (end-blown horn)

anoniem, anonymous, anonymous, anoniem, 1587

Horn (end-blown horn)

Stringed Instruments

Lyre guitar

Augustin Claudot, c. 1800

Lyre guitar

Clavichord

anoniem, anonymous, anonymous, anoniem, c. 1650

Clavichord

Archlute (liuto attiorbato)

Matteo Sellas, 1637

Archlute (liuto attiorbato)

Percussion Instruments

Handbell

anoniem, anonymous, anonymous, anoniem, c. 800 - c. 900

Handbell

Ritual bell

anonymous, anoniem, anonymous, anoniem, after -0482

Ritual bell

Bell

Christianus, 1285

Bell

Keyboard Instruments

Organ from the Dutch Reformed Church at Scheemda with depiction of Jesse Tree

Johannis Emedensis, c. 1526

Organ from the Dutch Reformed Church at Scheemda with depiction of Jesse Tree

Harpsichord

circle of Onofrio Antonio Guarracino, c. 1690

Harpsichord

Muziekkast en piano met een reliek van Sint-Cecilia

Antoine Bord, Pierre Joseph Hubert Cuypers, 1858 - 1859

Muziekkast en piano met een reliek van Sint-Cecilia

Flutes

Bird whistle in the shape of a fool’s head

anonymous, anonymous, anoniem, anoniem, c. 1580 - c. 1600

Bird whistle in the shape of a fool’s head

Flute

Claude Laurent, 1807

Flute

Double flute (flûte d’accord)

Georg Walch, 1662

Double flute (flûte d’accord)