Bass viol

anoniem, c. 1700

This bass viol has a dubious label bearing with the name 'John Roos'. This falsification was probably intended to suggest the renowned 16th-century English viol maker John Rose. They are more likely late 17th-century viols by the famous Pieter Rombouts of Amsterdam or someone of his school. Unusually, the seven-stringed instrument still has its original carrying case.

Artwork typebowed instrument, musical instrument, stringed instrument, viola da gamba
Object numberBK-NM-5869
Dimensionslength 114.0 cm x width 40.0 cm x height 20.0 cm
Physical characteristicsnotenhout, vurenhout, ebbenhout, darm en metaal

Identification

Title(s)
Bass viol
Object type
Object number
BK-NM-5869
Description
Basviola da gamba met zes snaren, de krul eindigend in vrouwenhoofd.
Catalogue reference
- Gesina Liedmeier; Michael Latcham, 'Two bass viols labelled John Roos at the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague', The Galpin Society Journal 62, (Apr., 2009), p. 167-181, 198-199, afb. 1, 3, 5, 7, 10
- L.G. Langwill, 'Musikinstrumenten-Sammlung des Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ausgestellt im Gemeente Museum, Den Haag 9. Oktober - 24. November 1952', Glareana: Nachrichten der Gesellschaft der Freunde alter Musikinstrumente 2, nr. 2 (1953), p. 1-3: 2

Creation

Creation
- musical instrument maker: anoniem, Amsterdam
- musical instrument maker: circle of Pieter Rombouts, Amsterdam [rejected attribution]
- musical instrument maker: Roos, John, Amsterdam [rejected attribution]
Dating
c. 1700
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Material and technique

Physical description
notenhout, vurenhout, ebbenhout, darm en metaal
Material
Dimensions
length 114.0 cm x width 40.0 cm x height 20.0 cm

Acquisition and rights

Documentation

- Gesina Liedmeier; Michael Latcham, 'Two bass viols labelled John Roos at the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague', The Galpin Society Journal 62, (Apr., 2009), p. 167-181, 198-199, afb. 1, 3, 5, 7, 10
- L.G. Langwill, 'Musikinstrumenten-Sammlung des Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ausgestellt im Gemeente Museum, Den Haag 9. Oktober - 24. November 1952', Glareana: Nachrichten der Gesellschaft der Freunde alter Musikinstrumente 2, nr. 2 (1953), p. 1-3: 2

Persistent URL

To refer to this object, please use the following persistent URL:
https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20063297