{"id":31705,"date":"2026-03-13T17:28:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T16:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/?p=31705"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:08:14","slug":"clavecins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/en\/2026\/03\/13\/clavecins\/","title":{"rendered":"Un clavecin de Francesco Fabbri et un mod\u00e8le v\u00e9nitien : deux t\u00e9moins de la facture italienne vers 1600"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p id=\"francais\">\u00c0 l\u2019occasion des ventes consacr\u00e9es aux instruments \u00e0 vent et aux cordes pinc\u00e9es des 30 avril et 2 mai 2026, Vichy Ench\u00e8res pr\u00e9sente deux clavecins italiens particuli\u00e8rement repr\u00e9sentatifs de l\u2019histoire de la facture instrumentale entre la fin de la Renaissance et le premier baroque. Le premier, anonyme, a probablement \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9 \u00e0 Venise vers 1590. Bien qu\u2019il ait fait l\u2019objet de transformations au XVIII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, il demeure un t\u00e9moin pr\u00e9cieux de l\u2019\u00e9volution des clavecins italiens, adapt\u00e9s au fil du temps aux go\u00fbts et aux pratiques musicales. Le second instrument, r\u00e9alis\u00e9 vers 1630, se distingue par son importance historique et par la richesse exceptionnelle de son d\u00e9cor d\u2019origine. Sign\u00e9 \u201cFF\u201d, tout porte \u00e0 croire qu\u2019il est l&#8217;\u0153uvre de Francesco Fabbri. L\u2019instrument se distingue imm\u00e9diatement au sein du corpus rare des clavecins italiens du XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle par sa facture, ses peintures et son \u00e9tat de conservation. En effet, tr\u00e8s peu d\u2019instruments de cette p\u00e9riode r\u00e9unissent autant d\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9ments d\u2019origine et un programme iconographique aussi \u00e9labor\u00e9. L\u2019objet se pr\u00e9sente ainsi comme un t\u00e9moignage rare de l\u2019atelier de Fabbri, mais \u00e9galement de son commanditaire cultiv\u00e9, ancr\u00e9 dans la culture litt\u00e9raire du <em>Seicento<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/documents\/2026-05-02-vcp-134-catalogue.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catalogue<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/documents\/2026-05-02-vcp-135-collection-catalogue.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catalogue de la collection de guitares Signature<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interencheres.com\/art-decoration\/instruments-a-vent-et-a-cordes-pincees-673134\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vente du 30 avril 2026<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interencheres.com\/art-decoration\/instruments-a-vent-et-a-cordes-pincees-673136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vente du 2 mai 2026<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/documents\/2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-cr-christopher-clarke.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Etude d\u00e9taill\u00e9e de notre expert, Christopher Clarke sur le clavecin de Francesco Fabbri FR\/EN<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--6\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/documents\/2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-cr-christopher-clarke.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Etude d\u00e9taill\u00e9e de notre expert, Christopher Clarke sur le clavecin italien anonyme fin XVIe FR\/EN<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--7\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--8\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/vichy-encheres\/equipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Experts<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--9\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#english\">English version<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Francesco Fabbri (avant 1591-1675)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">El\u00e9ments de biographie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Francesco Fabbri est un facteur de clavecins n\u00e9 vers 1591 et mort le 19 juillet 1675. Originaire de Ripa, dans le dioc\u00e8se de Senigallia dans les Marches, cette provenance est explicitement mentionn\u00e9e sur certains documents d\u2019archives et instruments, o\u00f9 son nom appara\u00eet sous la forme latinis\u00e9e \u201cFranciscus Faber\u201d ou \u201cFaber Senigallia\u201d . Son activit\u00e9 est \u00e9galement solidement attest\u00e9e \u00e0 Rome d\u00e8s 1629, ce qui illustre une situation fr\u00e9quente chez les artisans italiens du XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, qui maintenaient leur ville d\u2019origine sur leurs \u00e9tiquettes, tout en d\u00e9veloppant leur activit\u00e9 dans des centres urbains plus prosp\u00e8res. \u00c0 Rome, Fabbri appara\u00eet r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement dans les registres aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de ses neveux Carlo et Filippo, eux aussi facteurs d\u2019instruments. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>La proximit\u00e9 de leurs ateliers et la fr\u00e9quence de ces mentions laissent donc penser qu\u2019ils travaillaient au sein d\u2019un m\u00eame r\u00e9seau familial, voire dans un atelier commun &#8211; selon un mod\u00e8le courant \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9poque. L\u2019inventaire apr\u00e8s d\u00e9c\u00e8s, survenu le 19 juillet 1675<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> et par chance conserv\u00e9, mentionne notamment des <em>tastature<\/em>, des <em>misure da cimbalo da fondo<\/em> et divers outils sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s, attestant l\u2019existence d\u2019un atelier structur\u00e9. Par son activit\u00e9, Fabbri s\u2019inscrivait ainsi pleinement dans le milieu des facteurs romains o\u00f9 \u0153uvraient \u00e9galement Boni, Albana, Ridolfi, Giusti ou encore Zenti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> Barbieri, Patrizio. \u00abCembalaro, organaro, chitarraro et fabricant de cordes armoniche chez <em>Polyanthea technica<\/em> di Pinaroli (1718\u201332)\u00bb. <em>Recercare<\/em> , Vol.1, 1989, 123-210.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-chiesa-pace-senigallia-1860-bottega-romana.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"32111\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-chiesa-pace-senigallia-1860-bottega-romana.jpg\" alt=\"Chiesa della Pace in Senigallia (1860) Bottega Romana\" class=\"wp-image-32111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-chiesa-pace-senigallia-1860-bottega-romana.jpg 610w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-chiesa-pace-senigallia-1860-bottega-romana-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-chiesa-pace-senigallia-1860-bottega-romana-100x82.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chiesa della Pace in Senigallia (1860) Bottega Romana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-viviano-codazzi-basilique-st-pierre-vatican-rome-cc1630-prado.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"785\" data-id=\"32113\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-viviano-codazzi-basilique-st-pierre-vatican-rome-cc1630-prado-1024x785.jpg\" alt=\"Viviano Codazzi, La basilique Saint-Pierre et l'ob\u00e9lisque, au Vatican \u00e0 Rome, vers 1630, mus\u00e9e du Prado, Madrid\" class=\"wp-image-32113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-viviano-codazzi-basilique-st-pierre-vatican-rome-cc1630-prado-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-viviano-codazzi-basilique-st-pierre-vatican-rome-cc1630-prado-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-viviano-codazzi-basilique-st-pierre-vatican-rome-cc1630-prado-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-viviano-codazzi-basilique-st-pierre-vatican-rome-cc1630-prado-1536x1177.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-viviano-codazzi-basilique-st-pierre-vatican-rome-cc1630-prado-2048x1570.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-viviano-codazzi-basilique-st-pierre-vatican-rome-cc1630-prado-1568x1202.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-viviano-codazzi-basilique-st-pierre-vatican-rome-cc1630-prado-100x77.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Viviano Codazzi, La basilique Saint-Pierre et l&#8217;ob\u00e9lisque, au Vatican \u00e0 Rome, vers 1630, mus\u00e9e du Prado, Madrid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Corpus d\u2019oeuvres<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32119\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Francesco Fabbri, clavecin, vers 1630-1650, Fondazione Carisbo, Imola, Italie\" class=\"wp-image-32119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie.jpg 867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Francesco Fabbri, clavecin, vers 1630-1650, Fondazione Carisbo, Imola, Italie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"904\" data-id=\"32121\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-1024x904.jpg\" alt=\"Francesco Fabbri, clavecin, vers 1630-1650, Fondazione Carisbo, Imola, Italie\" class=\"wp-image-32121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-1024x904.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-768x678.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-100x88.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Francesco Fabbri, clavecin, vers 1630-1650, Fondazione Carisbo, Imola, Italie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/05-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1631-restaurant-barbetta-new-york.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"765\" data-id=\"32123\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/05-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1631-restaurant-barbetta-new-york.jpg\" alt=\"Francesco Fabbri, clavecin, 1631, restaurant Barbetta, New York\" class=\"wp-image-32123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/05-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1631-restaurant-barbetta-new-york.jpg 788w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/05-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1631-restaurant-barbetta-new-york-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/05-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1631-restaurant-barbetta-new-york-768x746.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/05-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1631-restaurant-barbetta-new-york-100x97.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Francesco Fabbri, clavecin, 1631, restaurant Barbetta, New York<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Le corpus d\u2019instruments attribu\u00e9s \u00e0 Francesco Fabbri est particuli\u00e8rement restreint, ce qui conf\u00e8re \u00e0 chacun des mod\u00e8les parvenus jusqu\u2019\u00e0 nous une valeur documentaire exceptionnelle. Le Boalch identifie seulement cinq instruments pouvant \u00eatre attribu\u00e9s au facteur. Fait remarquable, ces instruments ont \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9s dans un laps de temps tr\u00e8s court &#8211; entre 1629 et 1631 &#8211; et correspondent pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment aux ann\u00e9es romaines de Fabbri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ce corpus t\u00e9moigne d\u2019un savoir-faire de grande qualit\u00e9 et de recherches ing\u00e9nieuses. A titre d\u2019exemple, nous signalerons un clavecin dat\u00e9 de 1631, aujourd\u2019hui conserv\u00e9 au <em>Germanisches Nationalmuseum <\/em>de Nuremberg, que Christopher Stembridge<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> a identifi\u00e9 comme ayant \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019origine un <em>cimbalo cromatico<\/em> comportant dix-neuf notes par octave. Cet instrument s\u2019inscrit donc pleinement dans les recherches sur l\u2019enharmonie du premier baroque, ce qui sugg\u00e8re que Fabbri travaillait pour des musiciens \u00e9rudits et des milieux musicaux particuli\u00e8rement sophistiqu\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les autres instruments connus sont conserv\u00e9s au quatre coins du monde, attestant de la renomm\u00e9e du facteur parmi les sp\u00e9cialistes. On trouve ainsi un mod\u00e8le dat\u00e9 1629 dans la collection Jean-Pierre Decavele \u00e0 Toulouse ; un instrument de 1631 \u00e0 New York, <a href=\"https:\/\/barbettarestaurant.com\/our-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dans la collection du restaurant Barbetta &#8211; qui, selon l\u2019\u00e9tablissement en question, aurait \u00e9t\u00e9 approch\u00e9 par le Metropolitan Museum qui en demandait le don<\/a>. Un exemplaire est aussi localis\u00e9 dans son pays d\u2019origine, en Italie \u00e0 Imola, dans les collections de la <em><a href=\"https:\/\/boalch.org\/instruments\/makerprofile\/758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fondazione Accademia Incontri col Maestro<\/a><\/em>. Enfin, le dernier instrument recens\u00e9 par Boalch est pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment le clavecin pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 ici, conserv\u00e9 aujourd\u2019hui \u00e0 Paris et qui sera propos\u00e9 lors de la vente Vichy Ench\u00e8res du 2 mai 2026. La production de Fabbri est donc assez restreinte, ce qui laisse penser qu\u2019il r\u00e9alisait des instruments sur commandes, essentiellement destin\u00e9s \u00e0 une client\u00e8le de haut rang, comme le confirme la sophistication de certains mod\u00e8les, \u00e0 l\u2019instar de l&#8217;instrument en vente. Tout semble indiquer que ses instruments r\u00e9pondaient aux attentes de musiciens et de commanditaires particuli\u00e8rement cultiv\u00e9s, sensibles aux exp\u00e9rimentations acoustiques et th\u00e9oriques du premier XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> Stembridge, Christopher. \u00ab Le Cimbalo Cromatico et autres instruments \u00e0 clavier italiens \u00e0 dix-neuf divisions ou plus par octave (sp\u00e9cimens survivants et preuves documentaires) \u00bb. <em>Performance Practice Review<\/em> , vol. 6, n\u00b0 1, 1993, p. 33-59. L\u2019auteur soutient que cet instrument \u00e9tait \u00e0 l\u2019origine un <em>cimbalo cromatico<\/em>, disposant de 19 notes par octave entre do et do, pour un total de 65 notes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-12 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"673\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32055\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-673x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-673x1024.jpg 673w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x1169.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1009x1536.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1346x2048.jpg 1346w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x2386.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-66x100.jpg 66w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg 1682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie.jpg\"><\/a>Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 <br>Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 <br>\u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Un \u00e9tat de conservation remarquable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Ce clavecin nous est parvenu dans un bon \u00e9tat de conservation pour un instrument du XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle. Contrairement \u00e0 la majorit\u00e9 des clavecins italiens de cette \u00e9poque, il n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 raval\u00e9 ou modifi\u00e9 en profondeur, ce qui permet d\u2019observer une structure proche de son \u00e9tat d\u2019origine. La pr\u00e9sence d\u2019une table d\u2019harmonie en cypr\u00e8s, d\u2019une caisse interne dans la m\u00eame essence et d\u2019un fond en sapin correspond aux pratiques attest\u00e9es dans la facture italienne et romaine du <em>Seicento<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comme l\u2019indique Christopher Clarke &#8211; expert et facteur d\u2019instruments anciens \u00e0 claviers &#8211; le clavier, en h\u00eatre plaqu\u00e9 de buis, conserve sa num\u00e9rotation ancienne et une grande partie de ses mat\u00e9riaux d\u2019origine, avec des di\u00e8ses en ch\u00eane des marais et une \u00e9tendue C\/E\u2013c\u00b3 &#8211; caract\u00e9ristique des instruments italiens ant\u00e9rieurs \u00e0 1650. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Un nombre significatif de sautereaux anciens est \u00e9galement conserv\u00e9, ce qui est rare pour un instrument de cette \u00e9poque. Comme en conclut l\u2019expert, l\u2019ensemble t\u00e9moigne d\u2019un entretien r\u00e9gulier sans transformations lourdes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9galement rare et int\u00e9ressant pour l\u2019\u00e9poque, l\u2019instrument porte deux signatures attribuables \u00e0 Francesco Fabbri, situ\u00e9es sur la premi\u00e8re et derni\u00e8re touche. La premi\u00e8re touche porte l\u2019inscription \u201c+(I)HS FF\u201d et la derni\u00e8re, \u201c+ FF\u201d. La mention \u201c+ IHS\u201d associ\u00e9e \u00e0 une croix plant\u00e9e dans la lettre \u201cH\u201d et un c\u0153ur perc\u00e9 de trois clous, renvoye \u00e0 l\u2019iconographie j\u00e9suite. Enfin, notons que les dimensions de l\u2019instrument et sa l\u00e9g\u00e8ret\u00e9 correspondent aux caract\u00e9ristiques connues des clavecins italiens du XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle. L\u2019absence de modifications majeures en fait un t\u00e9moin particuli\u00e8rement pr\u00e9cieux de la facture italienne du temps de Francesco Fabbri.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-13 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32057\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x1165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1012x1536.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1350x2048.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x2379.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-66x100.jpg 66w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg 1687w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32059\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"964\" data-id=\"32065\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x964.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x964.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x723.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1446.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1928.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1476.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x94.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32061\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32063\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32067\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1364x2048.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco.jpg 1460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 &#8211; Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 &#8211; \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Un clavecin ayant probablement appartenu au c\u00e9l\u00e8bre chanteur romain Placido Marcelli<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">La pr\u00e9sence d\u2019armoiries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-14 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32069\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 <br>Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 <br>\u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-15 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14-armoiries-famille-marcelli-heraldrys-institut-rome.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"891\" height=\"891\" data-id=\"32125\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14-armoiries-famille-marcelli-heraldrys-institut-rome.jpg\" alt=\"Armoiries de la famille Marcelli, Heraldrys institute of Rome\" class=\"wp-image-32125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14-armoiries-famille-marcelli-heraldrys-institut-rome.jpg 891w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14-armoiries-famille-marcelli-heraldrys-institut-rome-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14-armoiries-famille-marcelli-heraldrys-institut-rome-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14-armoiries-famille-marcelli-heraldrys-institut-rome-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14-armoiries-famille-marcelli-heraldrys-institut-rome-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Armoiries de la famille Marcelli, Heraldrys institute of Rome<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Le d\u00e9cor du portillon, compos\u00e9 de deux putti tenant un blason repr\u00e9sentant une tour surmont\u00e9e d\u2019un soleil rayonnant, donne une pr\u00e9cieuse indication sur la provenance de l\u2019instrument. Si l\u2019ex\u00e9cution picturale de ces armes rel\u00e8ve de la libert\u00e9 et de la fantaisie propres aux artistes italiens du XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, la combinaison des meubles composant ces armoiries &#8211; \u00e0 savoir d\u2019azur, \u00e0 la tour d\u2019argent pos\u00e9e sur une terrasse de sinople, accompagn\u00e9e en chef d\u2019un soleil d\u2019or &#8211; peut faire r\u00e9f\u00e9rence aux <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldrysinstitute.com\/lang\/es\/cognomi\/Marcelli\/idc\/8831\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">armoiries de la famille Marcelli, attest\u00e9e \u00e0 Rome \u00e0 la m\u00eame \u00e9poque<\/a>. Comme nous venons de le voir au regard du corpus d\u2019instruments r\u00e9alis\u00e9s par Fabbri, ce dernier semble avoir travaill\u00e9 essentiellement sur commande prestigieuse, et il n\u2019est donc pas \u00e9tonnant de trouver des armoiries d\u2019une grande famille romaine sur le mod\u00e8le en question. Rappelons que la pratique musicale et la possession d\u2019instruments \u00e9taient, encore plus \u00e0 cette \u00e9poque, le moyen d\u2019affirmer un statut social de haut rang. La pr\u00e9sence de ces armoiries confirme donc que le facteur travaillait pour une client\u00e8le privil\u00e9gi\u00e9e, et elle offre une indication de provenance, \u00e0 savoir la famille Marcelli. Or, il se trouve qu\u2019il y avait, pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment durant le 1er tiers du XVII\u00e8me, un membre important de la famille Marcelli actif dans le monde de la musique : <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.outhere-music.com\/outhere.prod\/public\/imported\/albums\/grandi-laetatus-sum---vesper-psalms-a525-20220421143030-booklet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cPlacido Marcelli, c\u00e9l\u00e8bre chanteur d\u2019origine romaine, pendant longtemps au service de la chapelle alphonsine\u201d<\/a><a href=\"#_ftn2\" id=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fabbri et Marcelli dans le m\u00eame microcosme romain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Cette hypoth\u00e8se est renforc\u00e9e par la proximit\u00e9 g\u00e9ographique et chronologique entre Placido Marcelli et Francesco Fabbri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comme il a \u00e9t\u00e9 list\u00e9 plus haut, les instruments conserv\u00e9s de Francesco Fabbri sont dat\u00e9s entre 1629 et 1631, au moment o\u00f9 son activit\u00e9 est clairement attest\u00e9e \u00e0 Rome. Or les sources montrent que Placido Marcelli est \u00e9galement pr\u00e9sent dans les \u00c9tats pontificaux dans les ann\u00e9es 1630, comme l\u2019atteste notamment une lettre dat\u00e9e d\u2019ao\u00fbt 1638, sign\u00e9e \u201cPlacido Marcelli\u201d depuis Oricola<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> Bollettino della Deputazione Abruzzese di Storia Patria \/ Bollettino storico della Marsica, transcription de documents d\u2019archives d\u2019Oricola (XVII\u1d49 si\u00e8cle), mention d\u2019une lettre sign\u00e9e <em>Placido Marcelli<\/em>, ao\u00fbt 1638<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Le monde musical romain \u00e9tant, \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9poque, un microcosme reliant chapelles, acad\u00e9mies, m\u00e9c\u00e8nes et facteurs d\u2019instruments, il est tout \u00e0 fait plausible que les deux hommes se soient rencontr\u00e9s. Cette proximit\u00e9 prend d\u2019autant plus de sens si l\u2019on consid\u00e8re la pratique musicale de Marcelli. En tant que chanteur professionnel, il avait n\u00e9cessairement recours \u00e0 l\u2019accompagnement instrumental, et notamment au clavecin ou \u00e0 l\u2019orgue, qui constituaient les instruments privil\u00e9gi\u00e9s pour la r\u00e9alisation du <em>basso continuo<\/em> dans la musique vocale du premier XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle. Un chanteur de son rang se devait de poss\u00e9der ou commander un clavecin destin\u00e9 \u00e0 accompagner son r\u00e9pertoire, que ce soit dans un cadre domestique, acad\u00e9mique ou aristocratique.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-16 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21705\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin de Claude LABRECHE\" class=\"wp-image-21705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clavecin de Claude LABRECHE <br>Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 4 novembre 2023 <br>\u00a9 C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-j-voorhout-concert-reincken-clavecin-buxtehude-viole-gambe-1674-museum-hamburgische-geschichte.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"863\" data-id=\"32127\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-j-voorhout-concert-reincken-clavecin-buxtehude-viole-gambe-1674-museum-hamburgische-geschichte.jpg\" alt=\"Johannes Voorhout, Concert avec Johann Adam Reincken au clavecin et Dietrich Buxtehude \u00e0 la viole de gambe, 1674, Museum f\u00fcr Hamburgische Geschichte, d\u00e9tail\" class=\"wp-image-32127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-j-voorhout-concert-reincken-clavecin-buxtehude-viole-gambe-1674-museum-hamburgische-geschichte.jpg 870w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-j-voorhout-concert-reincken-clavecin-buxtehude-viole-gambe-1674-museum-hamburgische-geschichte-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-j-voorhout-concert-reincken-clavecin-buxtehude-viole-gambe-1674-museum-hamburgische-geschichte-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-j-voorhout-concert-reincken-clavecin-buxtehude-viole-gambe-1674-museum-hamburgische-geschichte-768x762.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-j-voorhout-concert-reincken-clavecin-buxtehude-viole-gambe-1674-museum-hamburgische-geschichte-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Johannes Voorhout, Concert avec Johann Adam Reincken au clavecin et Dietrich Buxtehude \u00e0 la viole de gambe, 1674, Museum f\u00fcr Hamburgische Geschichte, d\u00e9tail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-gb-passeri-concert-jardin-romain-cc1640-blanton-museum-art-austin-texas-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" data-id=\"32129\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-gb-passeri-concert-jardin-romain-cc1640-blanton-museum-art-austin-texas-1024x730.jpg\" alt=\"Giovanni Battista Passeri, Concert dans un jardin romain, vers 1640, Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas\" class=\"wp-image-32129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-gb-passeri-concert-jardin-romain-cc1640-blanton-museum-art-austin-texas-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-gb-passeri-concert-jardin-romain-cc1640-blanton-museum-art-austin-texas-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-gb-passeri-concert-jardin-romain-cc1640-blanton-museum-art-austin-texas-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-gb-passeri-concert-jardin-romain-cc1640-blanton-museum-art-austin-texas-1536x1095.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-gb-passeri-concert-jardin-romain-cc1640-blanton-museum-art-austin-texas-2048x1460.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-gb-passeri-concert-jardin-romain-cc1640-blanton-museum-art-austin-texas-1568x1118.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-gb-passeri-concert-jardin-romain-cc1640-blanton-museum-art-austin-texas-100x71.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Giovanni Battista Passeri, Concert dans un jardin romain, vers 1640, Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/18-louis-de-caullery-capriccio-rome-deb-17e-collection-privee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"445\" data-id=\"32131\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/18-louis-de-caullery-capriccio-rome-deb-17e-collection-privee.jpg\" alt=\"Louis de Caullery, Capriccio, vue de Rome, d\u00e9but XVII\u00e8me, collection priv\u00e9e\" class=\"wp-image-32131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/18-louis-de-caullery-capriccio-rome-deb-17e-collection-privee.jpg 640w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/18-louis-de-caullery-capriccio-rome-deb-17e-collection-privee-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/18-louis-de-caullery-capriccio-rome-deb-17e-collection-privee-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Louis de Caullery, Capriccio, vue de Rome, d\u00e9but XVII\u00e8me, collection priv\u00e9e<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Placido Marcelli<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Les sources permettent de retracer le parcours remarquable de Placido Marcelli, figure bien document\u00e9e du monde musical italien de la fin du XVI\u00e8me et du d\u00e9but du XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le nom de Placido Marcelli appara\u00eet pour la premi\u00e8re fois dans l\u2019\u00e9dition des <em>Intermedii et concerti <\/em>publi\u00e9e \u00e0 Venise en 1591 par Cristofano Malvezzi, qui revient sur les f\u00eates florentines organis\u00e9es en 1589 \u00e0 l&#8217;occasion du mariage de Ferdinando de Medici et Christine de Lorraine. Parmi les chanteurs mentionn\u00e9s figure Placido Marcelli associ\u00e9 au <a href=\"https:\/\/s9.imslp.org\/files\/imglnks\/usimg\/d\/df\/IMSLP560092-PMLP478233-Intermedii_et_Concerti_1591.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">madrigal monumental <em>O fortunato giorno<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entre 1590 et 1598, Marcelli est document\u00e9 comme <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.outhere-music.com\/outhere.prod\/public\/imported\/albums\/grandi-laetatus-sum---vesper-psalms-a525-20220421143030-booklet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>cantore <\/em>de la chapelle ducale de Ferrare<\/a>. \u00c0 cette \u00e9poque, la cour d&#8217;Este est l\u2019un des centres musicaux les plus novateurs d\u2019Italie, fr\u00e9quent\u00e9 notamment par Carlo Gesualdo, c\u00e9l\u00e8bre compositeur et &#8211; au passage &#8211; claveciniste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La notori\u00e9t\u00e9 de Placido Marcelli semble en tout cas suffisamment \u00e9tablie au d\u00e9but du XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle pour que le peintre romain, Ottavio Leoni, r\u00e9alise, vers 1605-1608, son portrait<a href=\"#_ftn3\" id=\"_ftnref3\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comble de la reconnaissance, en 1610, le compositeur Alessandro Grandi lui d\u00e9die son <em>Primo libro de motteti a 2, 3, 4<\/em>, publi\u00e9 \u00e0 Venise chez Vincenti. Il semblerait, en effet, que Marcelli ait \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019origine de la nomination de Grandi comme ma\u00eetre de chapelle \u00e0 l\u2019<em><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.outhere-music.com\/outhere.prod\/public\/imported\/albums\/grandi-laetatus-sum---vesper-psalms-a525-20220421143030-booklet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accademia dello Spirito Santo<\/a><\/em>. Le lien entre Placido Marcelli et la pratique du chant accompagn\u00e9 est clairement attest\u00e9 par cette d\u00e9dicace de Grandi, puisque le titre pr\u00e9cise que ces \u0153uvres sont destin\u00e9es \u00e0 \u00eatre chant\u00e9es \u201cnell\u2019organo, clavecimbalo, chitarone [&#8230;] con il basso per sonare\u201d. Dans ce contexte, il n\u2019est pas surprenant qu\u2019un chanteur de la stature de Marcelli ait poss\u00e9d\u00e9 ou command\u00e9 un clavecin \u00e0 Fabbri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enfin, en 1614, son nom appara\u00eet encore dans l\u2019\u00e9dition ferraraise des <em><a href=\"https:\/\/sscm-jscm.org\/instrumenta\/vol-2\/catalogue\/Grandi%20%28I%29%201614%20G3427.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Motetti a cinque voci<\/a><\/em>, pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e comme \u201craccolti da Placido Marcelli\u201d<a href=\"#_ftn2\" id=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a>, c\u2019est-\u00e0-dire rassembl\u00e9e ou pr\u00e9par\u00e9e par lui. Le recueil est d\u00e9di\u00e9 \u00e0 Margherita Gonzaga d\u2019Este, duchesse de Ferrare et figure majeure du m\u00e9c\u00e9nat artistique \u00e0 la cour des Este. Ce r\u00f4le consistant \u00e0 r\u00e9unir les pi\u00e8ces, organiser leur publication et assurer leur d\u00e9dicace \u00e0 une grande protectrice des arts, suppose non seulement une autorit\u00e9 sur la sc\u00e8ne musicale reconnue, mais \u00e9galement une solide culture litt\u00e9raire et rh\u00e9torique : \u00e0 l\u2019image du d\u00e9cor peint du clavecin de Francesco Fabbri de la vente du 2 mai 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref3\" id=\"_ftn3\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.storiadellarterivista.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Primarosa_141.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Primarosa, Yuri, \u00ab Plautilla Bricci disegnatrice, pittrice, architettrice. Verso un catalogo ragionato \u00bb, Ricerche di storia dell\u2019arte, n\u00b0 141, Rome, Carocci editore, 2019 <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-17 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"492\" height=\"637\" data-id=\"32133\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19-ottavio-leoni-il-cantante-placido-marcelli-1605-1608-ca-bloomington-indiana-university-art-museum.jpg\" alt=\"Ottavio Leoni, Il cantante Placido Marcelli, 1605-1608 ca, Bloomington, Indiana University Art Museum\" class=\"wp-image-32133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19-ottavio-leoni-il-cantante-placido-marcelli-1605-1608-ca-bloomington-indiana-university-art-museum.jpg 492w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19-ottavio-leoni-il-cantante-placido-marcelli-1605-1608-ca-bloomington-indiana-university-art-museum-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19-ottavio-leoni-il-cantante-placido-marcelli-1605-1608-ca-bloomington-indiana-university-art-museum-77x100.jpg 77w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ottavio Leoni, Il cantante Placido Marcelli, 1605-1608 ca, Bloomington, Indiana University Art Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All&#039;imperio d&#039;Amore: 2. O fortunato giorno a 30 &quot;La Pellegrina&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aXFHyXb5csI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Le d\u00e9cor peint : un programme humaniste<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-18 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32071\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 <br>Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 <br>\u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Le d\u00e9cor pictural de ce clavecin appara\u00eet comme l\u2019un des exemples les plus sophistiqu\u00e9s subsistant sur un instrument italien du XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle. Loin de se r\u00e9duire \u00e0 un ornement anecdotique, il s\u2019agit d\u2019un v\u00e9ritable programme iconographique r\u00e9fl\u00e9chi, o\u00f9 chaque panneau &#8211; armoiries, putti, r\u00e9f\u00e9rences litt\u00e9raires &#8211; nous renseigne sur le commanditaire et son milieu.<br>L\u2019ensemble du d\u00e9cor est ainsi \u00e0 comprendre, non comme une suite de peintures ind\u00e9pendantes, mais plut\u00f4t comme l\u2019expression d\u2019un syst\u00e8me de pens\u00e9e o\u00f9 se rencontrent prestige familial, all\u00e9gorie morale et culture litt\u00e9raire. Dans une Rome encore impr\u00e9gn\u00e9e de l\u2019h\u00e9ritage de la Renaissance, o\u00f9 les acad\u00e9mies, les biblioth\u00e8ques priv\u00e9es et les cercles savants consacraient une part essentielle de leurs discussions \u00e0 la litt\u00e9rature antique et \u00e0 ses r\u00e9appropriations modernes, un tel ensemble iconographique prend tout son sens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aristophane et les Thesmophories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00c0 l\u2019int\u00e9rieur du couvercle appara\u00eet l\u2019une des sc\u00e8nes les plus surprenantes du r\u00e9pertoire iconographique, inspir\u00e9e des Thesmophories d\u2019Aristophane. La composition ne correspond pas \u00e0 un \u00e9pisode unique, mais \u00e0 une combinaison de plusieurs moments de la com\u00e9die. Au centre et \u00e0 droite, la sc\u00e8ne renvoie \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9pisode o\u00f9 Mn\u00e9siloque, envoy\u00e9 par son beau-fils Euripide pour espionner des femmes qui ont jur\u00e9 sa mort en raison des attaques prof\u00e9r\u00e9es par le po\u00e8te \u00e0 leur encontre &#8211; est finalement d\u00e9masqu\u00e9 apr\u00e8s avoir prononc\u00e9 une diatribe envers leur comportement volage.<br>La figure centrale correspond vraisemblablement au moment o\u00f9, Mn\u00e9siloque travesti, est examin\u00e9 par une femme tenant une quenouille. La pr\u00e9sence de la quenouille &#8211; explicitement cit\u00e9e dans Les Thesmophories &#8211; renforce cette interpr\u00e9tation.<br>\u00c0 droite, un homme &#8211; ou plut\u00f4t un enfant &#8211; court. Il peut \u00eatre rapproch\u00e9 de Clisth\u00e8ne, personnage eff\u00e9min\u00e9 envoy\u00e9 pr\u00e9venir le magistrat.<br>La partie gauche de la composition illustre, quant \u00e0 elle, une tentative pour secourir Mn\u00e9siloque. Apr\u00e8s sa capture, ce-dernier appelle en effet Euripide \u00e0 l\u2019aide. Celui-ci intervient en rejouant avec lui des sc\u00e8nes tir\u00e9es de ses propres trag\u00e9dies. Il appara\u00eet ici sous la forme de Pers\u00e9e mont\u00e9 sur P\u00e9gase, dans une parodie de la d\u00e9livrance d\u2019Androm\u00e8de menac\u00e9e par le monstre marin.<br>La peinture associe ainsi plusieurs \u00e9pisodes successifs &#8211; d\u00e9couverte de Mn\u00e9siloque, intervention de Clisth\u00e8ne, tentatives de secours d\u2019Euripide &#8211; selon un proc\u00e9d\u00e9 de condensation narrative fr\u00e9quent dans la peinture du XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle.<br>Le choix d\u2019un tel sujet, extr\u00eamement rare dans le d\u00e9cor d\u2019un instrument de musique, suppose un commanditaire familier de la culture humaniste et de la red\u00e9couverte des auteurs grecs &#8211; un profil qui correspondrait \u00e0 celui d\u2019un musicien lettr\u00e9 tel que Placido Marcelli.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-19 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25-aristophane-poete-comique-grec-gravure-viguet-d-apres-dessin-dugoure.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"32135\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25-aristophane-poete-comique-grec-gravure-viguet-d-apres-dessin-dugoure.jpg\" alt=\"Aristophane, po\u00e8te comique grec. Gravure de T. F. Viguet d'apr\u00e8s un dessin de J. D. Dugoure.\" class=\"wp-image-32135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25-aristophane-poete-comique-grec-gravure-viguet-d-apres-dessin-dugoure.jpg 259w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25-aristophane-poete-comique-grec-gravure-viguet-d-apres-dessin-dugoure-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25-aristophane-poete-comique-grec-gravure-viguet-d-apres-dessin-dugoure-65x100.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aristophane, po\u00e8te comique grec. Gravure de T. F. Viguet d&#8217;apr\u00e8s un dessin de J. D. Dugoure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-20 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"781\" data-id=\"32073\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x781.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x781.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1172.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1562.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1196.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x76.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32075\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32077\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"544\" data-id=\"32079\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x544.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x816.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x833.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x53.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 &#8211; Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 &#8211; \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Le D\u00e9cam\u00e9ron de Boccace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-21 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/27-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-edited.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32209\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/27-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-edited-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/27-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-edited-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/27-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-edited-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/27-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-edited-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/27-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-edited-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/27-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-edited-56x100.jpg 56w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/27-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-edited.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 <br>Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 <br>\u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>La sc\u00e8ne pastorale peinte sur la face ext\u00e9rieure du couvercle repr\u00e9sente un musicien jouant de la zampogna &#8211; instrument pastoral par excellence &#8211; devant un groupe de personnages r\u00e9unis \u00e0 la campagne, manifestement distraits ou peu enclins \u00e0 participer. Cette sc\u00e8ne repr\u00e9sente la fin de la septi\u00e8me journ\u00e9e du <em>D\u00e9cam\u00e9ron<\/em> de Boccace, et entre en \u00e9cho avec la sc\u00e8ne des <em>Thesmophories<\/em> repr\u00e9sent\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019int\u00e9rieur du couvercle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cLe th\u00e8me choisi par Dioneo, roi de cette journ\u00e9e, \u00e9tait la tromperie des femmes envers leurs maris. Apr\u00e8s les dix contes et un repas d\u00e9licat, le serviteur Tindaro accompagne leurs danses et leurs chants \u00e0 la cornemuse ; la derni\u00e8re chanson, tr\u00e8s sensuelle, est celle de Filomena. La reine du huiti\u00e8me jour, Lauretta, vient d\u2019\u00eatre d\u00e9sign\u00e9e ; elle porte des feuilles de laurier, symbole de son nom, et annonce une pause pour les deux jours suivants, vendredi et samedi, en l\u2019honneur du Christ. La nuit tombe ; apais\u00e9e, la soir\u00e9e s\u2019ach\u00e8ve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">Entretien avec Christopher Clarke, facteur et expert en instruments anciens \u00e0 claviers, mars 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Il est important de souligner que le <em>D\u00e9cam\u00e9ron<\/em>, au XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, conserve un statut de texte fondateur, souvent comment\u00e9 dans les milieux lettr\u00e9s. Son association \u00e0 un instrument de musique n\u2019est donc pas fortuite puisque le texte est une v\u00e9ritable source d\u2019inspiration pour les artistes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u2019iconographie de la sc\u00e8ne s\u2019inscrit dans une tradition iconographique bien \u00e9tablie depuis plusieurs si\u00e8cles. On en trouve un exemple dans l<em>\u2019incipit<\/em> enlumin\u00e9 du manuscrit \u201cItalien 63\u201d de la Biblioth\u00e8que nationale de France, r\u00e9alis\u00e9 \u00e0 Florence vers 1430-1440, o\u00f9 les jeunes Florentins sont repr\u00e9sent\u00e9s r\u00e9unis \u00e0 la campagne pour \u00e9couter la narration du jour. La composition repose notamment sur la division de l\u2019espace en zones horizontales structurant le paysage et sur la figure du narrateur, repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 le bras largement \u00e9tendu pour marquer le geste du discours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-22 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-giovanni-boccacio-decameron-incipit-15e-bnf-dpt-manuscrits-italiens.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"350\" data-id=\"32137\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-giovanni-boccacio-decameron-incipit-15e-bnf-dpt-manuscrits-italiens.jpg\" alt=\"Giovanni Boccacio, \u202fIl Decameron, Incipit, XVe si\u00e8cle, BnF, d\u00e9partement des Manuscrits. Italien 63\" class=\"wp-image-32137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-giovanni-boccacio-decameron-incipit-15e-bnf-dpt-manuscrits-italiens.jpg 432w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-giovanni-boccacio-decameron-incipit-15e-bnf-dpt-manuscrits-italiens-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-giovanni-boccacio-decameron-incipit-15e-bnf-dpt-manuscrits-italiens-100x81.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Giovanni Boccacio, \u202fIl Decameron, Incipit, XVe si\u00e8cle, BnF, d\u00e9partement des Manuscrits. Italien 63<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30-decameron-1545-ed-venitienne-1510-gallica.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"831\" height=\"558\" data-id=\"32139\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30-decameron-1545-ed-venitienne-1510-gallica.jpg\" alt=\"Le d\u00e9cam\u00e9ron, 1545, orn\u00e9e des bois de l'\u00e9dition v\u00e9nitienne de 1510, Gallica\" class=\"wp-image-32139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30-decameron-1545-ed-venitienne-1510-gallica.jpg 831w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30-decameron-1545-ed-venitienne-1510-gallica-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30-decameron-1545-ed-venitienne-1510-gallica-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30-decameron-1545-ed-venitienne-1510-gallica-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Le d\u00e9cam\u00e9ron, 1545, orn\u00e9e des bois de l&#8217;\u00e9dition v\u00e9nitienne de 1510, Gallica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/31-salvatore-postiglione-scene-decameron-1906.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" data-id=\"32141\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/31-salvatore-postiglione-scene-decameron-1906-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/31-salvatore-postiglione-scene-decameron-1906-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/31-salvatore-postiglione-scene-decameron-1906-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/31-salvatore-postiglione-scene-decameron-1906-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/31-salvatore-postiglione-scene-decameron-1906-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/31-salvatore-postiglione-scene-decameron-1906.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-23 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" data-id=\"32081\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1006.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1341.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1027.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x65.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32085\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 &#8211; Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 &#8211; \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Les putti sur les \u00e9clisses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-24 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/32-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32087\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/32-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/32-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/32-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/32-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/32-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/32-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/32-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/32-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/33-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32089\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/33-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/33-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/33-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/33-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/33-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/33-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/33-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/33-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/34-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32091\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/34-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/34-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/34-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/34-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/34-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/34-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/34-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/34-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/35-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32093\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/35-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/35-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/35-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/35-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/35-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/35-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/35-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/35-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 &#8211; Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 &#8211; \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Enfin, les \u00e9clisses du clavecin pr\u00e9sentent une s\u00e9rie de quatorze putti engag\u00e9s dans des activit\u00e9s diverses. Certains tirent des ficelles invisibles, d\u2019autres construisent un \u00e9difice, d\u2019autres encore remplissent des pots ou s\u2019activent autour d\u2019objets ind\u00e9finis. Ce r\u00e9pertoire mani\u00e9riste puise dans une longue tradition italienne o\u00f9 les putti incarnent simultan\u00e9ment l\u2019ambivalence entre le travail et la vanit\u00e9 de certaines entreprises, souvent compromises par l\u2019instabilit\u00e9 du monde ou la fragilit\u00e9 des actions. La s\u00e9rie pourrait s\u2019inspirer de mod\u00e8les graphiques diffus\u00e9s par les ateliers romains du XVI\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, ou d\u2019illustrations d\u2019all\u00e9gories morales comme <em>l\u2019Iconologie <\/em>de C\u00e9sare Ripa, connues pour circuler intens\u00e9ment dans les milieux lettr\u00e9s. En int\u00e9grant ce cycle all\u00e9gorique \u00e0 un instrument de musique, le commanditaire semble vouloir affirmer l\u2019importance de l\u2019effort cr\u00e9ateur et du travail du musicien. Notons que ce motif de putti, plac\u00e9 sur les \u00e9clisses, se retrouve sur d\u2019autres pi\u00e8ces d\u2019exception. On trouve notamment plusieurs prestigieux exemples dans les collections Pallavicini-Rospigliosi, dont un clavecin monumental appartenant \u00e0 la duchesse Maria Camilla Pallavicini, enti\u00e8rement dor\u00e9 et d\u00e9cor\u00e9 par Ludovico Gimignani, dont les \u00e9clisses pr\u00e9sentent des putti similaires sur un fond d\u2019or. Cet instrument, long de plus de trois m\u00e8tres, portait \u00e9galement les armoiries des Rospigliosi-Pallavicini, affirmant son statut de pi\u00e8ce d\u2019apparat<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> D. Di Castro, \u201cMusic in a Roman Palazzo: The Pallavicini and Rospigliosi Instruments,\u201d in Marvels of Sound and Beauty: Italian Baroque Musical Instruments, \u00e9d. G. Guazzotti, Florence: Giunti, 2007, p. 128\u2013135<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-25 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/37-cesare-ripa-forza-amore-rome-1603.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"913\" data-id=\"32145\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/37-cesare-ripa-forza-amore-rome-1603.jpg\" alt=\"C\u00e9sare Ripa, Forza d'amore, Rome, 1603\" class=\"wp-image-32145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/37-cesare-ripa-forza-amore-rome-1603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/37-cesare-ripa-forza-amore-rome-1603-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/37-cesare-ripa-forza-amore-rome-1603-84x100.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">C\u00e9sare Ripa, Forza d&#8217;amore, Rome, 1603<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-26 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/36-clavecin-rospiglioni-marvels-sound-beauty-italian-baroque-musical-instruments-ed-guazzotti-2007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"589\" data-id=\"32143\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/36-clavecin-rospiglioni-marvels-sound-beauty-italian-baroque-musical-instruments-ed-guazzotti-2007-1024x589.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin Rospiglioni, dans in Marvels of Sound and Beauty Italian Baroque Musical Instruments, \u00e9d. G. Guazzotti, Florence Giunti, 2007\" class=\"wp-image-32143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/36-clavecin-rospiglioni-marvels-sound-beauty-italian-baroque-musical-instruments-ed-guazzotti-2007-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/36-clavecin-rospiglioni-marvels-sound-beauty-italian-baroque-musical-instruments-ed-guazzotti-2007-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/36-clavecin-rospiglioni-marvels-sound-beauty-italian-baroque-musical-instruments-ed-guazzotti-2007-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/36-clavecin-rospiglioni-marvels-sound-beauty-italian-baroque-musical-instruments-ed-guazzotti-2007-100x58.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/36-clavecin-rospiglioni-marvels-sound-beauty-italian-baroque-musical-instruments-ed-guazzotti-2007.jpg 1412w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Clavecin Rospiglioni, dans  in Marvels of Sound and Beauty Italian Baroque Musical Instruments, \u00e9d. G. Guazzotti, Florence Giunti, 2007<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Le clavecin dans la tradition italienne et ses commanditaires<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>En Italie au XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, les clavecins d\u00e9cor\u00e9s \u00e9taient, nous l\u2019avons vu, tr\u00e8s souvent li\u00e9s aux milieux aristocratiques, dont les noms les plus c\u00e9l\u00e8bres sont Este, M\u00e9dicis ou Farn\u00e8se. Mais les musiciens professionnels de haut niveau, comme Placido Marcelli, jouissaient aussi en Italie d\u2019un statut \u00e9lev\u00e9 leur permettant de commander des instruments luxueux. Ce clavecin attribu\u00e9 \u00e0 Francesco Fabbri, par son d\u00e9cor unique, se situe manifestement dans cette tradition d\u2019objet de prestige, destin\u00e9 \u00e0 une \u00e9lite culturelle. Son int\u00e9grit\u00e9 structurelle et iconographique en font un t\u00e9moin exceptionnel de la facture italienne du Seicento.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">La facture italienne au XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Au tournant des XVI\u00e8me et XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cles, l\u2019Italie s\u2019impose comme le berceau du clavecin, avec une \u00e9cole de facture aux caract\u00e9ristiques bien d\u00e9finies. Les instruments italiens de la Renaissance et du premier baroque sont g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement d\u2019une conception l\u00e9g\u00e8re, construits en bois de cypr\u00e8s (parfois c\u00e8dre) aux parois tr\u00e8s minces, avec une table d\u2019harmonie \u00e9galement en conif\u00e8re (souvent cypr\u00e8s ou \u00e9pic\u00e9a)<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La vente du 2 mai 2026 en pr\u00e9sente un bel exemple. Bien qu\u2019anonyme, Christopher Clarke indique qu\u2019il a \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9 probablement \u00e0 Venise vers 1590. Dot\u00e9 d\u2019un seul clavier et de deux registres, 2&#215;8\u2019 ou bien 1&#215;8\u2019 1&#215;4\u2019, il poss\u00e9dait vraisemblablement une grande \u00e9tendue de 50 notes Do-fa4 avec octave courte (Do\/Mi grave). Ce type d\u2019instrument illustre la facture italienne par sa structure interne simple mais efficace, caract\u00e9ris\u00e9e par des \u00e9clisses coll\u00e9es perpendiculairement au fond et un barrage minimaliste, ou encore un usage de mat\u00e9riaux locaux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les cordes tendues \u00e9taient relativement courtes et le diapason souvent plus haut qu\u2019au nord de l\u2019Europe. En contrepartie, la l\u00e9g\u00e8ret\u00e9 de la caisse obligeait \u00e0 utiliser des caisses externes de protection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> Claude Mercier-Ythier, <em>Les Clavecins<\/em>, Expodif Editions, 1996<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>D\u2019abord utilitaires, ces caisses externes sont vite devenues de v\u00e9ritables \u00e9crins richement d\u00e9cor\u00e9s<a href=\"#_ftn2\" id=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a>, comme c\u2019est le cas de la caisse de ce clavecin qui a fait l\u2019objet de modification. Cette \u00e9volution t\u00e9moigne de la porosit\u00e9 entre l\u2019instrument de musique et l\u2019objet d\u00e9coratif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ce mod\u00e8le offre un cas d\u2019\u00e9tude des transformations subies par nombre de clavecins anciens au fil du temps. En effet, vers la fin du XVIII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, l\u2019instrument a \u00e9t\u00e9 remani\u00e9 pour r\u00e9pondre aux go\u00fbts du temps. Une nouvelle caisse ext\u00e9rieure a \u00e9t\u00e9 fabriqu\u00e9e, en peuplier, \u00e9l\u00e9gamment peinte de chinoiseries dor\u00e9es sur fond vert et mont\u00e9e sur un pi\u00e8tement \u00e0 sept pieds galb\u00e9s. Christopher Clarke explique notamment, dans son rapport d\u2019expertise (voir PDF joint), qu\u2019un nouveau clavier a \u00e9galement probablement \u00e9t\u00e9 install\u00e9 \u00e0 cette \u00e9poque, en ch\u00e2taignier, avec plaquettes de touches en \u00e9b\u00e8ne et feintes de bois noirci plaqu\u00e9es d\u2019os. Son \u00e9tendue, toujours de 50 notes, a \u00e9t\u00e9 modifi\u00e9e pour donner une octave grave chromatique de Do \u00e0 r\u00e94 (sans Do# grave), conform\u00e9ment aux tessitures en usage. De telles modifications \u00e9taient fr\u00e9quentes pour maintenir les clavecins anciens baroques \u201cau go\u00fbt du jour\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" id=\"_ftn2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a> Claude Mercier-Ythier, <em>Les Clavecins<\/em>, Expodif Editions, 1996<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-27 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/38-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32095\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/38-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-695x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin Italien anonyme, fin XVIe Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. 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Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/41-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/41-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/41-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/41-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1536x1082.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/41-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-2048x1443.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/41-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1568x1105.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/41-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/42-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32103\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/42-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin Italien anonyme, fin XVIe Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. 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Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/44-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"896\" data-id=\"32107\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/44-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1024x896.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin Italien anonyme, fin XVIe Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/44-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/44-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/44-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/44-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-100x87.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/44-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e.jpg 1479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/45-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32109\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/45-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin Italien anonyme, fin XVIe Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/45-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/45-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/45-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/45-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/45-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/45-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/45-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Clavecin Italien anonyme, fin XVIe &#8211; Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 &#8211; \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-28 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/46-ga-baffo-clavecin-venise-1579-musee-musique-paris-credits-jm-angles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"822\" data-id=\"32147\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/46-ga-baffo-clavecin-venise-1579-musee-musique-paris-credits-jm-angles-1024x822.jpg\" alt=\"Giovanni Antonio Baffo, clavecin, Venise, 1579, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, Paris, cr\u00e9dits photos Jean-Marc Angl\u00e8s\" class=\"wp-image-32147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/46-ga-baffo-clavecin-venise-1579-musee-musique-paris-credits-jm-angles-1024x822.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/46-ga-baffo-clavecin-venise-1579-musee-musique-paris-credits-jm-angles-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/46-ga-baffo-clavecin-venise-1579-musee-musique-paris-credits-jm-angles-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/46-ga-baffo-clavecin-venise-1579-musee-musique-paris-credits-jm-angles-1536x1233.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/46-ga-baffo-clavecin-venise-1579-musee-musique-paris-credits-jm-angles-2048x1644.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/46-ga-baffo-clavecin-venise-1579-musee-musique-paris-credits-jm-angles-1568x1259.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/46-ga-baffo-clavecin-venise-1579-musee-musique-paris-credits-jm-angles-100x80.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Giovanni Antonio Baffo, clavecin, Venise, 1579, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, Paris, cr\u00e9dits photos Jean-Marc Angl\u00e8s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/47-domenicus-pisaurensis-clavecin-venise-1153-musee-musique-paris-credits-c-germain-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\" data-id=\"32149\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/47-domenicus-pisaurensis-clavecin-venise-1153-musee-musique-paris-credits-c-germain-1024x716.jpg\" alt=\"Domenicus Pisaurensis, clavecin, Venise, 1153, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, Paris, cr\u00e9dits photos Claude Germain\" class=\"wp-image-32149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/47-domenicus-pisaurensis-clavecin-venise-1153-musee-musique-paris-credits-c-germain-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/47-domenicus-pisaurensis-clavecin-venise-1153-musee-musique-paris-credits-c-germain-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/47-domenicus-pisaurensis-clavecin-venise-1153-musee-musique-paris-credits-c-germain-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/47-domenicus-pisaurensis-clavecin-venise-1153-musee-musique-paris-credits-c-germain-1536x1074.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/47-domenicus-pisaurensis-clavecin-venise-1153-musee-musique-paris-credits-c-germain-2048x1432.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/47-domenicus-pisaurensis-clavecin-venise-1153-musee-musique-paris-credits-c-germain-1568x1096.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/47-domenicus-pisaurensis-clavecin-venise-1153-musee-musique-paris-credits-c-germain-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Domenicus Pisaurensis, clavecin, Venise, 1153, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, Paris, cr\u00e9dits photos Claude Germain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Le clavecin dans les milieux romains aristocratiques et savants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Ces pratiques de facture et de remaniement prennent tout leur sens replac\u00e9es dans la tradition romaine du XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle. \u00c0 Rome, le clavecin occupe une place centrale dans la vie musicale des milieux aristocratiques et humanistes. Les grandes familles nobles &#8211; Barberini, Rospigliosi, Pamphilj, Pallavicini, etc. &#8211; sont d\u2019importants m\u00e9c\u00e8nes qui int\u00e8grent la musique \u00e0 leur sph\u00e8re culturelle. La collection instrumentale des Pallavicini-Rospigliosi en offre un bel exemple<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>. Giulio Rospigliosi, futur pape Cl\u00e9ment IX, \u00e9voluait dans le cercle des Barberini sous le pontificat d\u2019Urbain VIII, famille qui apporta une contribution d\u00e9cisive au d\u00e9veloppement de la musique et du th\u00e9\u00e2tre baroques \u00e0 Rome &#8211; en t\u00e9moignent le c\u00e9l\u00e8bre clavecin Barberini et la harpe Barberini conserv\u00e9s aujourd\u2019hui<a href=\"#_ftn2\" id=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a>. Poss\u00e9der un clavecin relevait autant de la pratique musicale que de la repr\u00e9sentation sociale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> D. Di Castro, \u201cMusic in a Roman Palazzo: The Pallavicini and Rospigliosi Instruments,\u201d in Marvels of Sound and Beauty: Italian Baroque Musical Instruments, \u00e9d. G. Guazzotti, Florence: Giunti, 2007, p. 128\u2013135<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" id=\"_ftn2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a> D. Di Castro, \u201cMusic in a Roman Palazzo: The Pallavicini and Rospigliosi Instruments,\u201d in Marvels of Sound and Beauty: Italian Baroque Musical Instruments, \u00e9d. G. Guazzotti, Florence: Giunti, 2007, p. 128\u2013135<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>L\u2019instrument, dispos\u00e9 dans les salles d\u2019apparat ou les <em>gabinetti<\/em> de musique des palais, servait aux acad\u00e9mies musicales priv\u00e9es, \u00e0 l\u2019accompagnement des chanteurs et \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9ducation des membres de la famille, tout en affirmant le statut cultiv\u00e9 de ses propri\u00e9taires. Le clavecin \u00e9tait donc \u00e0 la fois un instrument de musique, un objet de curiosit\u00e9 artistique et un symbole de culture. Les archives patrimoniales romaines confirment cet usage social, puisque les inventaires des palais d\u00e9taillent les clavecins au m\u00eame titre que les tableaux ou biblioth\u00e8ques, insistant sur leur richesse d\u00e9corative et leur int\u00e9gration au d\u00e9cor des pi\u00e8ces. Par exemple, un inventaire de 1708 du palais Pallavicini mentionne un \u201cclavecin noir d\u00e9cor\u00e9 d\u2019or\u201d dans la grande galerie, sur pieds tourn\u00e9s dor\u00e9s<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>. De m\u00eame, en 1719, le palais de Zagarolo comportait une \u201cchambre des clavecins\u201d, t\u00e9moignant de la diffusion du clavecin dans la haute soci\u00e9t\u00e9 romaine de l\u2019\u00e9poque<a href=\"#_ftn2\" id=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> D. Di Castro, \u201cMusic in a Roman Palazzo: The Pallavicini and Rospigliosi Instruments,\u201d in Marvels of Sound and Beauty: Italian Baroque Musical Instruments, \u00e9d. G. Guazzotti, Florence: Giunti, 2007, p. 128\u2013135<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" id=\"_ftn2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a> D. Di Castro, \u201cMusic in a Roman Palazzo: The Pallavicini and Rospigliosi Instruments,\u201d in Marvels of Sound and Beauty: Italian Baroque Musical Instruments, \u00e9d. G. Guazzotti, Florence: Giunti, 2007, p. 128\u2013135<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-29 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/48-attribution-jf-de-troy-concert-galant-interieur-aristocratique-17e-collection-particuliere.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"829\" data-id=\"32151\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/48-attribution-jf-de-troy-concert-galant-interieur-aristocratique-17e-collection-particuliere-1024x829.jpg\" alt=\"Attribu\u00e9 \u00e0 Jean-Fran\u00e7ois de Troy, Concert galant dans un int\u00e9rieur aristocratique, XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, collection particuli\u00e8re\" class=\"wp-image-32151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/48-attribution-jf-de-troy-concert-galant-interieur-aristocratique-17e-collection-particuliere-1024x829.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/48-attribution-jf-de-troy-concert-galant-interieur-aristocratique-17e-collection-particuliere-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/48-attribution-jf-de-troy-concert-galant-interieur-aristocratique-17e-collection-particuliere-768x622.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/48-attribution-jf-de-troy-concert-galant-interieur-aristocratique-17e-collection-particuliere-100x81.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/48-attribution-jf-de-troy-concert-galant-interieur-aristocratique-17e-collection-particuliere.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Attribu\u00e9 \u00e0 Jean-Fran\u00e7ois de Troy, Concert galant dans un int\u00e9rieur aristocratique, XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, collection particuli\u00e8re<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/49-palazzo-barberini-gravure-18e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" data-id=\"32153\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/49-palazzo-barberini-gravure-18e-1024x662.jpg\" alt=\"Le palazzo Barberini sur une gravure du XVIIIe si\u00e8cle\" class=\"wp-image-32153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/49-palazzo-barberini-gravure-18e-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/49-palazzo-barberini-gravure-18e-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/49-palazzo-barberini-gravure-18e-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/49-palazzo-barberini-gravure-18e-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/49-palazzo-barberini-gravure-18e.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Le palazzo Barberini sur une gravure du XVIIIe si\u00e8cle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Les deux clavecins pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s lors de la vente Vichy Ench\u00e8res du 2 mai 2026 offrent ainsi un aper\u00e7u particuli\u00e8rement r\u00e9v\u00e9lateur de la tradition italienne de la facture instrumentale entre la fin du XVI\u00e8me et le premier tiers du XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle. Le premier, probablement construit \u00e0 Venise vers 1590, t\u00e9moigne de la structure originelle des clavecins italiens de la Renaissance et de leur adaptation aux go\u00fbts musicaux des si\u00e8cles suivants, comme l\u2019illustrent les transformations r\u00e9alis\u00e9es au XVIII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle. Le second, attribuable \u00e0 Francesco Fabbri, appartient quant \u00e0 lui \u00e0 une cat\u00e9gorie beaucoup plus rare d\u2019instruments o\u00f9 la facture, la culture et la repr\u00e9sentation sociale se rejoignent. Nous vous donnons rendez-vous \u00e0 Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 pour la vente de ces deux remarquables clavecins.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nous remercions Christopher Clarke pour son concours \u00e0 la r\u00e9daction de cet article.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"english\">A HARPSICHORD BY FRANCESCO FABBRI AND A VENETIAN EXAMPLE: TESTAMENTS TO ITALIAN HARPSICHORD MAKING AROUND 1600<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vichy Ench\u00e8res sales of wind and plucked string instruments on 30 April and 2 May 2026 will include two Italian harpsichords that are particularly representative of the history of instrument making between the late Renaissance and the early Baroque periods. The first, anonymous, was probably made in Venice around 1590. Although it underwent alterations in the 18th century, it remains a valuable example of the evolution of Italian harpsichords, which were altered over time to keep up with the changes in tastes and musical practices. The second instrument, made around 1630, is notable for its historical significance and the exceptional richness of its original decoration. It is signed \u201cFF,\u201d and all points to it being the work of Francesco Fabbri. The instrument immediately stands out amongst the small number of extant 17th-century Italian harpsichords due to its craftsmanship, its decoration and its condition. Indeed, very few instruments from this period still preserve so many original elements and feature such elaborate decoration. This instrument is therefore a rare testament to Fabbri&#8217;s work, but also to its cultured patron, immersed in the literary culture of the Seicento.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--30\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/documents\/2026-05-02-vcp-134-catalogue-english.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catalog<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--31\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/documents\/2026-05-02-vcp-135-collection-catalogue-english.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catalog to the collection of Signature guitars<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--32\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interencheres.com\/art-decoration\/instruments-a-vent-et-a-cordes-pincees-673134\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sale on 30 April 2026<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--33\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interencheres.com\/art-decoration\/instruments-a-vent-et-a-cordes-pincees-673136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sale on 2 May 2026<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--34\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/documents\/2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-cr-christopher-clarke.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christopher Clarke\u2019s detailed study of the Francesco Fabbri harpsichord &#8211; FR\/EN<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--35\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/documents\/2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-cr-christopher-clarke.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christopher Clarke\u2019s detailed study of the single-manual Italian harpsichord c.1590 &#8211; FR\/EN<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--36\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--37\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/en\/vichy-encheres-3\/team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Experts<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--38\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#francais\">Version fran\u00e7aise<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Francesco Fabbri (before 1591 \u2013 1675)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Life and work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Francesco Fabbri was a harpsichord maker who was born around 1591 and died on 19 July 1675. He was originally from Ripa, in the diocese of Senigallia in the Marche region, which can be ascertained from historical documents and instruments where it is expressly mentioned, alongside his name which appears in the Latinized form \u201cFranciscus Faber\u201d or \u201cFaber Senigallia\u201d. His activity is also well documented in Rome from 1629 onwards, illustrating a common practice among 17th-century Italian craftsmen who included their city of origin on their labels while developing their businesses in more prosperous urban centres. In Rome, Fabbri appears regularly in the registers alongside his nephews Carlo and Filippo, who were also instrument makers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The proximity of their workshops and the frequency of these mentions suggest that they worked within the same family network, perhaps even in a shared workshop, which was common practice at the time. The inventory taken after his death on 19 July 1675<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> and fortunately preserved, lists, in particular, tastature, misure da cimbalo da fondo and various specialized tools, attesting to the existence of an organised workshop. Through his work, Fabbri was therefore fully immersed in the circle of Roman instrument makers, which also included Boni, Albana, Ridolfi, Giusti and Zenti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> Barbieri, Patrizio. \u00abCembalaro, organaro, chitarraro et fabricant de cordes armoniche chez <em>Polyanthea technica<\/em> di Pinaroli (1718\u201332)\u00bb. <em>Recercare<\/em> , Vol.1, 1989, 123-210.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-39 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-chiesa-pace-senigallia-1860-bottega-romana.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"32111\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-chiesa-pace-senigallia-1860-bottega-romana.jpg\" alt=\"Chiesa della Pace in Senigallia (1860) Bottega Romana\" class=\"wp-image-32111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-chiesa-pace-senigallia-1860-bottega-romana.jpg 610w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-chiesa-pace-senigallia-1860-bottega-romana-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-chiesa-pace-senigallia-1860-bottega-romana-100x82.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chiesa della Pace in Senigallia (1860) Bottega Romana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-viviano-codazzi-basilique-st-pierre-vatican-rome-cc1630-prado.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"785\" data-id=\"32113\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-viviano-codazzi-basilique-st-pierre-vatican-rome-cc1630-prado-1024x785.jpg\" alt=\"Viviano Codazzi, La basilique Saint-Pierre et l'ob\u00e9lisque, au Vatican \u00e0 Rome, vers 1630, mus\u00e9e du Prado, Madrid\" class=\"wp-image-32113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-viviano-codazzi-basilique-st-pierre-vatican-rome-cc1630-prado-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-viviano-codazzi-basilique-st-pierre-vatican-rome-cc1630-prado-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-viviano-codazzi-basilique-st-pierre-vatican-rome-cc1630-prado-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-viviano-codazzi-basilique-st-pierre-vatican-rome-cc1630-prado-1536x1177.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-viviano-codazzi-basilique-st-pierre-vatican-rome-cc1630-prado-2048x1570.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-viviano-codazzi-basilique-st-pierre-vatican-rome-cc1630-prado-1568x1202.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-viviano-codazzi-basilique-st-pierre-vatican-rome-cc1630-prado-100x77.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Viviano Codazzi, La basilique Saint-Pierre et l&#8217;ob\u00e9lisque, au Vatican \u00e0 Rome, vers 1630, mus\u00e9e du Prado, Madrid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instruments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-40 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32119\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Francesco Fabbri, clavecin, vers 1630-1650, Fondazione Carisbo, Imola, Italie\" class=\"wp-image-32119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie.jpg 867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Francesco Fabbri, clavecin, vers 1630-1650, Fondazione Carisbo, Imola, Italie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"904\" data-id=\"32121\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-1024x904.jpg\" alt=\"Francesco Fabbri, clavecin, vers 1630-1650, Fondazione Carisbo, Imola, Italie\" class=\"wp-image-32121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-1024x904.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-768x678.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie-100x88.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Francesco Fabbri, clavecin, vers 1630-1650, Fondazione Carisbo, Imola, Italie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/05-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1631-restaurant-barbetta-new-york.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"765\" data-id=\"32123\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/05-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1631-restaurant-barbetta-new-york.jpg\" alt=\"Francesco Fabbri, clavecin, 1631, restaurant Barbetta, New York\" class=\"wp-image-32123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/05-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1631-restaurant-barbetta-new-york.jpg 788w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/05-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1631-restaurant-barbetta-new-york-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/05-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1631-restaurant-barbetta-new-york-768x746.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/05-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1631-restaurant-barbetta-new-york-100x97.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Francesco Fabbri, clavecin, 1631, restaurant Barbetta, New York<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The number of instruments attributed to Francesco Fabbri is particularly small, which gives each of the surviving examples exceptional value in understanding his work. The reference work by Boalch identifies only five instruments that can be attributed to the maker. Remarkably, these instruments were made within a very short period \u2013 between 1629 and 1631 \u2013 which coincides precisely with Fabbri&#8217;s years in Rome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This group of instruments attests to excellent craftsmanship and ingenious research. Let us mention, for instance, a harpsichord dated 1631, now in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg, which Christopher Stembridge<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> identified as having originally been a cimbalo cromatico with 19 notes per octave. This instrument can therefore be understood in the context of the research on enharmonics of the early Baroque, suggesting that Fabbri worked for erudite musicians and particularly sophisticated musical circles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other known extant instruments by this maker are scattered around the world, attesting to his appreciation among experts. One example dated 1629 is in the Jean-Pierre Decavele collection in Toulouse; another, from 1631, is in New York, <a href=\"https:\/\/barbettarestaurant.com\/our-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in the collection of the Barbetta restaurant \u2013 which, according to the establishment, was approached by the Metropolitan Museum asking for it to be donated<\/a>. Another example is located in its country of origin, in Imola, Italy, in the collections of the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/boalch.org\/instruments\/makerprofile\/758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fondazione Accademia Incontri col Maestro<\/a><\/em>. Finally, the last instrument recorded by Boalch is indeed the harpsichord presented here, currently located in Paris, and which will be auctioned by Vichy Ench\u00e8res on 2 May 2026. Fabbri&#8217;s output was therefore quite limited, suggesting that he made instruments to order, primarily for a high-ranking clientele, as suggested by the sophistication of certain examples, such as the one for sale. Everything points to his instruments having been designed to satisfy the expectations of particularly cultured musicians and patrons, who were attuned to the acoustic and theoretical experiments of the early 17th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> Stembridge, Christopher. \u00ab Le Cimbalo Cromatico et autres instruments \u00e0 clavier italiens \u00e0 dix-neuf divisions ou plus par octave (sp\u00e9cimens survivants et preuves documentaires) \u00bb. <em>Performance Practice Review<\/em> , vol. 6, n\u00b0 1, 1993, p. 33-59. L\u2019auteur soutient que cet instrument \u00e9tait \u00e0 l\u2019origine un <em>cimbalo cromatico<\/em>, disposant de 19 notes par octave entre do et do, pour un total de 65 notes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-41 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"673\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32055\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-673x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-673x1024.jpg 673w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x1169.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1009x1536.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1346x2048.jpg 1346w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x2386.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-66x100.jpg 66w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/06-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg 1682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-francesco-fabbri-clavecin-1630-1650-fondazione-carisbo-imola-italie.jpg\"><\/a>Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 <br>Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 <br>\u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A remarkable condition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This harpsichord is in good condition for a 17th-century instrument. Unlike the majority of Italian harpsichords of this period, it has not been extensively restored or altered, allowing us to study an instrument whose condition is close to original. The presence of a cypress soundboard, an internal case of the same wood, and a fir back corresponds to practices documented in Italian and Roman harpsichord making during the <em>Seicento<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Christopher Clarke \u2013 expert and maker of early keyboard instruments \u2013 points out, the keyboard, made of beech veneered with boxwood, retains its original numbering and much of its original material, with bog oak sharps and a C\/E\u2013c\u00b3 range \u2013 typical of Italian instruments made before 1650.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A large number of the original jacks are also still present, which is rare for an instrument of this period. As the expert concludes, the condition of the instrument as a whole indicates it has been maintained regularly and has not been subject to major alterations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another thing that is rare and interesting for its time is that the instrument bears two signatures attributable to Francesco Fabbri, one on the first key and one on the last. The first key is inscribed \u201c+(I)HS FF\u201d, and the last \u201c+ FF\u201d. The inscription \u201c+ IHS\u201d, associated with a cross inserted into the letter \u201cH\u201d and a heart pierced by three nails, refers to Jesuit iconography. Finally, we should note that the instrument&#8217;s dimensions and lightness are typical of extant 17th-century Italian harpsichords. The absence of any major alteration makes it a particularly valuable example of Italian harpsichord making during Francesco Fabbri&#8217;s time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-42 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32057\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x1165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1012x1536.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1350x2048.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x2379.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-66x100.jpg 66w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg 1687w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32059\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"964\" data-id=\"32065\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x964.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x964.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x723.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1446.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1928.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1476.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x94.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32061\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32063\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32067\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1364x2048.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco.jpg 1460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 &#8211; Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 &#8211; \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A harpsichord that probably belonged to the famous Roman singer Placido Marcelli<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The presence of coats of arms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-43 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32069\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 <br>Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 <br>\u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-44 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14-armoiries-famille-marcelli-heraldrys-institut-rome.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"891\" height=\"891\" data-id=\"32125\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14-armoiries-famille-marcelli-heraldrys-institut-rome.jpg\" alt=\"Armoiries de la famille Marcelli, Heraldrys institute of Rome\" class=\"wp-image-32125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14-armoiries-famille-marcelli-heraldrys-institut-rome.jpg 891w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14-armoiries-famille-marcelli-heraldrys-institut-rome-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14-armoiries-famille-marcelli-heraldrys-institut-rome-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14-armoiries-famille-marcelli-heraldrys-institut-rome-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14-armoiries-famille-marcelli-heraldrys-institut-rome-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Armoiries de la famille Marcelli, Heraldrys institute of Rome<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The decoration on the keyboard cover, composed of two putti holding a shield depicting a tower with a radiant sun above it, provides a valuable clue as to the instrument&#8217;s provenance. While the painting of these arms reflects the freedom and imagination typical of 17th-century Italian artists, the combination of charges composing this coat of arms \u2013 namely, azure, a silver tower set upon a green terrace, accompanied by a golden sun above it \u2013 may refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldrysinstitute.com\/lang\/es\/cognomi\/Marcelli\/idc\/8831\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arms of the Marcelli family, documented in Rome during the same period<\/a>. As discussed previously, Fabbri seems to have worked primarily on prestigious commissions, and it is therefore not surprising to find the arms of a prominent Roman family featured on this example. It is worth remembering that musical practice and the ownership of instruments were, in particular at that time, a means of asserting one\u2019s high social status. The presence of these arms therefore confirms that the maker worked for a privileged clientele and provides an indication of provenance, namely the Marcelli family. Furthermore, during the first third of the 17th century, there was an important member of the Marcelli family active in the world of music: <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.outhere-music.com\/outhere.prod\/public\/imported\/albums\/grandi-laetatus-sum---vesper-psalms-a525-20220421143030-booklet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cPlacido Marcelli, a famous singer from Rome, who served for a long time in the Alphonsine Chapel\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fabbri and Marcelli in the same roman circles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This theory is reinforced by the fact that Placido Marcelli and Francesco Fabbri were in the same place at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As discussed previously, the surviving instruments of Francesco Fabbri are dated between 1629 and 1631, the period when his activity is clearly documented in Rome. Furthermore, the sources show that Placido Marcelli was also present in the Papal States in the 1630s, as evidenced in particular by a letter dated August 1638, signed \u201cPlacido Marcelli\u201d from Oricola<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> Bollettino della Deputazione Abruzzese di Storia Patria \/ Bollettino storico della Marsica, transcription de documents d\u2019archives d\u2019Oricola (XVII\u1d49 si\u00e8cle), mention d\u2019une lettre sign\u00e9e <em>Placido Marcelli<\/em>, ao\u00fbt 1638<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Roman musical world at the time was a small circle connecting chapels, academies, patrons and instrument makers, making it entirely plausible that the two men met. This connection makes even more sense when considering Marcelli&#8217;s musical practice. As a professional singer, he clearly relied on instrumental accompaniment, particularly from the harpsichord or organ, which were the preferred instruments for <em>basso continuo<\/em> to accompany singing in early 17th-century music. A singer of his standing would have been expected to own or commission a harpsichord to perform his repertoire, whether in a domestic, academic or aristocratic setting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-45 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21705\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin de Claude LABRECHE\" class=\"wp-image-21705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-11-04-vcp-1620-1-clavecin-labreche-claude-19.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clavecin de Claude LABRECHE <br>Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 4 novembre 2023 <br>\u00a9 C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-j-voorhout-concert-reincken-clavecin-buxtehude-viole-gambe-1674-museum-hamburgische-geschichte.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"863\" data-id=\"32127\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-j-voorhout-concert-reincken-clavecin-buxtehude-viole-gambe-1674-museum-hamburgische-geschichte.jpg\" alt=\"Johannes Voorhout, Concert avec Johann Adam Reincken au clavecin et Dietrich Buxtehude \u00e0 la viole de gambe, 1674, Museum f\u00fcr Hamburgische Geschichte, d\u00e9tail\" class=\"wp-image-32127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-j-voorhout-concert-reincken-clavecin-buxtehude-viole-gambe-1674-museum-hamburgische-geschichte.jpg 870w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-j-voorhout-concert-reincken-clavecin-buxtehude-viole-gambe-1674-museum-hamburgische-geschichte-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-j-voorhout-concert-reincken-clavecin-buxtehude-viole-gambe-1674-museum-hamburgische-geschichte-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-j-voorhout-concert-reincken-clavecin-buxtehude-viole-gambe-1674-museum-hamburgische-geschichte-768x762.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-j-voorhout-concert-reincken-clavecin-buxtehude-viole-gambe-1674-museum-hamburgische-geschichte-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Johannes Voorhout, Concert avec Johann Adam Reincken au clavecin et Dietrich Buxtehude \u00e0 la viole de gambe, 1674, Museum f\u00fcr Hamburgische Geschichte, d\u00e9tail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-gb-passeri-concert-jardin-romain-cc1640-blanton-museum-art-austin-texas-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" data-id=\"32129\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-gb-passeri-concert-jardin-romain-cc1640-blanton-museum-art-austin-texas-1024x730.jpg\" alt=\"Giovanni Battista Passeri, Concert dans un jardin romain, vers 1640, Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas\" class=\"wp-image-32129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-gb-passeri-concert-jardin-romain-cc1640-blanton-museum-art-austin-texas-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-gb-passeri-concert-jardin-romain-cc1640-blanton-museum-art-austin-texas-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-gb-passeri-concert-jardin-romain-cc1640-blanton-museum-art-austin-texas-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-gb-passeri-concert-jardin-romain-cc1640-blanton-museum-art-austin-texas-1536x1095.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-gb-passeri-concert-jardin-romain-cc1640-blanton-museum-art-austin-texas-2048x1460.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-gb-passeri-concert-jardin-romain-cc1640-blanton-museum-art-austin-texas-1568x1118.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-gb-passeri-concert-jardin-romain-cc1640-blanton-museum-art-austin-texas-100x71.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Giovanni Battista Passeri, Concert dans un jardin romain, vers 1640, Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/18-louis-de-caullery-capriccio-rome-deb-17e-collection-privee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"445\" data-id=\"32131\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/18-louis-de-caullery-capriccio-rome-deb-17e-collection-privee.jpg\" alt=\"Louis de Caullery, Capriccio, vue de Rome, d\u00e9but XVII\u00e8me, collection priv\u00e9e\" class=\"wp-image-32131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/18-louis-de-caullery-capriccio-rome-deb-17e-collection-privee.jpg 640w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/18-louis-de-caullery-capriccio-rome-deb-17e-collection-privee-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/18-louis-de-caullery-capriccio-rome-deb-17e-collection-privee-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Louis de Caullery, Capriccio, vue de Rome, d\u00e9but XVII\u00e8me, collection priv\u00e9e<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Placido Marcelli<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Historical sources allow us to trace the remarkable career of Placido Marcelli, a well-documented figure on the Italian musical scene of the late 16th and early 17th centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The name Placido Marcelli appeared for the first time in the edition of <em>Intermedii et concerti<\/em> published in Venice in 1591 by Cristofano Malvezzi, which recounts the Florentine festivities organized in 1589 on the occasion of the marriage of Ferdinando de Medici and Christine of Lorraine. Among the singers mentioned is Placido Marcelli, in relation to the <a href=\"https:\/\/s9.imslp.org\/files\/imglnks\/usimg\/d\/df\/IMSLP560092-PMLP478233-Intermedii_et_Concerti_1591.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">monumental <a href=\"https:\/\/s9.imslp.org\/files\/imglnks\/usimg\/d\/df\/IMSLP560092-PMLP478233-Intermedii_et_Concerti_1591.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">madrigal <\/a><em>O fortunato giorno<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between 1590 and 1598, Marcelli is found in historical documents as <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.outhere-music.com\/outhere.prod\/public\/imported\/albums\/grandi-laetatus-sum---vesper-psalms-a525-20220421143030-booklet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>cantore<\/em> of the ducal chapel in Ferrara<\/a>. At that time, the Este court was one of the most innovative musical centres in Italy, visited notably by Carlo Gesualdo, a celebrated composer and \u2013 incidentally \u2013 harpsichordist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Placido Marcelli&#8217;s renown seems to have been sufficiently established by the beginning of the 17th century for the Roman painter Ottavio Leoni to paint his portrait around 1605 \u2013 1608<a href=\"#_ftn3\" id=\"_ftnref3\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the ultimate form of gratitude, in 1610, the composer Alessandro Grandi dedicated to him his <em>Primo libro de motteti a 2, 3, 4<\/em>, published in Venice by Vincenti. Indeed, it appears Marcelli was behind Grandi&#8217;s appointment as choirmaster at the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.outhere-music.com\/outhere.prod\/public\/imported\/albums\/grandi-laetatus-sum---vesper-psalms-a525-20220421143030-booklet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accademia dello Spirito Santo<\/a><\/em>. . The connection between Placido Marcelli and the practice of accompanied singing is clearly evidenced by Grandi&#8217;s dedication, since the title specifies that these works are intended to be sung \u201cnell\u2019organo, clavecimbalo, chitarone [\u2026] con il basso per sonare\u201d. In this context, it is not surprising that a singer of Marcelli&#8217;s standing would have owned or commissioned a harpsichord from Fabbri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, in 1614, his name appears again in the Ferrara edition of the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/sscm-jscm.org\/instrumenta\/vol-2\/catalogue\/Grandi%20%28I%29%201614%20G3427.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Motetti a cinque voci<\/a><\/em>, presented as \u201craccolti da Placido Marcelli\u201d<a href=\"#_ftn2\" id=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a>, meaning compiled or prepared by him. The collection is dedicated to Margherita Gonzaga d\u2019Este, Duchess of Ferrara and major patron of the arts at the Este court. This role consisting of compiling musical pieces, organizing their publication and ensuring they were dedicated to a great patron of the arts required not only to be recognized as an authority on the musical scene, but also to have a solid understanding of literature and rhetorical culture, as illustrated by the painted decoration of the harpsichord by Francesco Fabbri in the sale of 2 May 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref3\" id=\"_ftn3\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.storiadellarterivista.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Primarosa_141.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Primarosa, Yuri, \u00ab Plautilla Bricci disegnatrice, pittrice, architettrice. Verso un catalogo ragionato \u00bb, Ricerche di storia dell\u2019arte, n\u00b0 141, Rome, Carocci editore, 2019 <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-46 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"492\" height=\"637\" data-id=\"32133\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19-ottavio-leoni-il-cantante-placido-marcelli-1605-1608-ca-bloomington-indiana-university-art-museum.jpg\" alt=\"Ottavio Leoni, Il cantante Placido Marcelli, 1605-1608 ca, Bloomington, Indiana University Art Museum\" class=\"wp-image-32133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19-ottavio-leoni-il-cantante-placido-marcelli-1605-1608-ca-bloomington-indiana-university-art-museum.jpg 492w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19-ottavio-leoni-il-cantante-placido-marcelli-1605-1608-ca-bloomington-indiana-university-art-museum-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19-ottavio-leoni-il-cantante-placido-marcelli-1605-1608-ca-bloomington-indiana-university-art-museum-77x100.jpg 77w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ottavio Leoni, Il cantante Placido Marcelli, 1605-1608 ca, Bloomington, Indiana University Art Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All&#039;imperio d&#039;Amore: 2. O fortunato giorno a 30 &quot;La Pellegrina&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aXFHyXb5csI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Painted decoration on a humanist theme<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-47 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32071\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 <br>Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 <br>\u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The painted decoration on this harpsichord is one of the most sophisticated still present on a 17th-century Italian instrument. Far from being merely anecdotal ornamentation, it is a truly thought-after series of pictures, where each panel \u2013 featuring coats of arms, putti or literary references \u2013 provides information about the patron and their social environment.<br>Therefore, the entire decoration should be understood not as a series of independent paintings, but rather as the expression of a way of thinking in which family prestige, moral imagery and literature converge. It is in the context of a Rome still steeped in the legacy of the Renaissance, where academies, private libraries and scholarly circles devoted a significant portion of their discussions to classical literature and its modern reinterpretations, that such a series of pictures can be best understood.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aristophanes and the Thesmophoriazusae<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Inside the lid is painted one of the most surprising scenes of the all the decorative elements, which is inspired by Aristophanes&#8217; Thesmophoriazusae. The composition does not depict a single episode, but rather several moments in the comedy. In the centre and on the right, the scene refers to the episode in which Mnesilochus, sent by his stepson Euripides to spy on women who have sworn his death because of the poet&#8217;s attacks against them, is finally unmasked after delivering a diatribe against their fickle behaviour.<br>The central scene likely corresponds to the moment when Mnesilochus, disguised as a man, is examined by a woman holding a distaff. The presence of the distaff \u2013 explicitly mentioned in the Thesmophoriazusae \u2013 reinforces this theory.<br>On the right, a man \u2013 or rather a child \u2013 is running. He can be identified as Cleisthenes, the effeminate figure sent to warn the magistrate.<br>The left side of the composition depicts an attempt to rescue Mnesilochus. After his capture, Mnesilochus calls upon Euripides for help. Euripides intervenes by reenacting scenes from his own tragedies. He appears here as Perseus mounted on Pegasus, in a parody of the rescue of Andromeda from the sea monster.<br>The painting therefore combines several successive episodes \u2013 the discovery of Mnesilochus, Cleisthenes&#8217; intervention and Euripides&#8217; rescue attempts \u2013 using a narrative condensation technique common in 17th-century painting.<br>The choice of such a subject, extremely rare in the decoration of musical instruments, suggests a patron familiar with humanist culture and the rediscovery of Greek authors \u2013 which is consistent with what we know of the learned musician Placido Marcelli.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-48 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25-aristophane-poete-comique-grec-gravure-viguet-d-apres-dessin-dugoure.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"32135\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25-aristophane-poete-comique-grec-gravure-viguet-d-apres-dessin-dugoure.jpg\" alt=\"Aristophane, po\u00e8te comique grec. Gravure de T. F. Viguet d'apr\u00e8s un dessin de J. D. Dugoure.\" class=\"wp-image-32135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25-aristophane-poete-comique-grec-gravure-viguet-d-apres-dessin-dugoure.jpg 259w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25-aristophane-poete-comique-grec-gravure-viguet-d-apres-dessin-dugoure-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25-aristophane-poete-comique-grec-gravure-viguet-d-apres-dessin-dugoure-65x100.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aristophane, po\u00e8te comique grec. Gravure de T. F. Viguet d&#8217;apr\u00e8s un dessin de J. D. Dugoure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-49 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"781\" data-id=\"32073\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x781.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x781.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1172.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1562.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1196.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x76.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32075\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32077\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"544\" data-id=\"32079\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x544.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x816.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x833.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x53.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/24-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 &#8211; Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 &#8211; \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boccaccio&#8217;s Decameron<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-50 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/27-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-edited.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32209\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/27-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-edited-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/27-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-edited-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/27-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-edited-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/27-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-edited-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/27-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-edited-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/27-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-edited-56x100.jpg 56w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/27-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-edited.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 <br>Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 <br>\u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The pastoral scene painted on the exterior of the lid depicts a musician playing the zampogna \u2013 the quintessential pastoral instrument \u2013 before a group of figures gathered in the countryside, clearly distracted or reluctant to participate. This scene represents the end of the seventh day of Boccaccio&#8217;s <em>Decameron<\/em>, and resonates with the scene from the <em>Thesmophoriazusae<\/em> depicted on the inside of the lid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe theme chosen by Dioneo, king of this day, was the deception of women towards their husbands. After the ten tales and a delicious meal, the servant Tindaro accompanies their dances and songs on the bagpipes; the last song, very sensual, is that of Filomena. The queen of the eighth day, Lauretta, has just been chosen; she carries laurel leaves, the symbol of her name, and announces a pause for the following two days, Friday and Saturday, in honour of Christ. Night falls; the peaceful evening comes to an end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">Interview with Christopher Clarke, maker and expert in early keyboard instruments, March 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to emphasize that the <em>Decameron<\/em>, in the 17th century, retained its status of seminal work, and was frequently discussed in scholarly circles. Its association with a musical instrument is therefore not accidental, since the work was a true source of inspiration for artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scene\u2019s imagery is part of a well-established tradition spanning several centuries. An example can be found in the illuminated <em>incipit<\/em> of the manuscript \u201cItalian 63\u201d in the <em>Biblioth\u00e8que nationale de France<\/em>, produced in Florence around 1430-1440, where young Florentines are depicted gathered in the countryside to listen to the day&#8217;s story. The composition relies in particular on the division of space into horizontal zones that structure the landscape and on the figure of the narrator, shown with his arm outstretched to emphasize the gesture of the discourse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-51 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-giovanni-boccacio-decameron-incipit-15e-bnf-dpt-manuscrits-italiens.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"350\" data-id=\"32137\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-giovanni-boccacio-decameron-incipit-15e-bnf-dpt-manuscrits-italiens.jpg\" alt=\"Giovanni Boccacio, \u202fIl Decameron, Incipit, XVe si\u00e8cle, BnF, d\u00e9partement des Manuscrits. Italien 63\" class=\"wp-image-32137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-giovanni-boccacio-decameron-incipit-15e-bnf-dpt-manuscrits-italiens.jpg 432w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-giovanni-boccacio-decameron-incipit-15e-bnf-dpt-manuscrits-italiens-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-giovanni-boccacio-decameron-incipit-15e-bnf-dpt-manuscrits-italiens-100x81.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Giovanni Boccacio, \u202fIl Decameron, Incipit, XVe si\u00e8cle, BnF, d\u00e9partement des Manuscrits. Italien 63<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30-decameron-1545-ed-venitienne-1510-gallica.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"831\" height=\"558\" data-id=\"32139\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30-decameron-1545-ed-venitienne-1510-gallica.jpg\" alt=\"Le d\u00e9cam\u00e9ron, 1545, orn\u00e9e des bois de l'\u00e9dition v\u00e9nitienne de 1510, Gallica\" class=\"wp-image-32139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30-decameron-1545-ed-venitienne-1510-gallica.jpg 831w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30-decameron-1545-ed-venitienne-1510-gallica-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30-decameron-1545-ed-venitienne-1510-gallica-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30-decameron-1545-ed-venitienne-1510-gallica-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Le d\u00e9cam\u00e9ron, 1545, orn\u00e9e des bois de l&#8217;\u00e9dition v\u00e9nitienne de 1510, Gallica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/31-salvatore-postiglione-scene-decameron-1906.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" data-id=\"32141\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/31-salvatore-postiglione-scene-decameron-1906-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/31-salvatore-postiglione-scene-decameron-1906-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/31-salvatore-postiglione-scene-decameron-1906-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/31-salvatore-postiglione-scene-decameron-1906-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/31-salvatore-postiglione-scene-decameron-1906-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/31-salvatore-postiglione-scene-decameron-1906.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-52 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" data-id=\"32081\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1006.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1341.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1027.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x65.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32085\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 &#8211; Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 &#8211; \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The putti on the ribs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-53 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/32-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32087\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/32-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/32-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/32-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/32-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/32-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/32-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/32-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/32-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/33-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32089\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/33-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/33-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/33-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/33-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/33-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/33-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/33-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/33-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/34-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32091\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/34-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/34-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/34-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/34-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/34-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/34-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/34-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/34-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/35-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32093\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/35-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/35-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/35-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/35-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/35-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/35-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/35-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/35-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-5-clavecin-fabbri-francesco-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Clavecin italien probablement de Francesco FABBRI, Rome vers 1630 &#8211; Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 &#8211; \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Finally, the harpsichord&#8217;s ribs feature a series of 14 putti engaged in various activities. Some pull invisible strings, others construct a building, yet others fill pots or busy themselves around nondescript objects. This Mannerist repertoire draws on a long Italian tradition where putti simultaneously embody the ambivalence between labour and the vanity of certain endeavours, which are often compromised by the precariousness of the world or the fallibility of actions. The series could be inspired by pictures produced by 16th-century Roman workshops, or by illustrations of moral allegories such as Cesare Ripa&#8217;s <em>Iconologia<\/em>, known to have circulated widely in literary circles. By requesting the inclusion of these pictures onto a musical instrument, the patron seems to have wanted to emphasize the importance of the creative effort and the musician&#8217;s work. It is worth noting that this putti motif, placed on the ribs, is found on other exceptional pieces. Several prestigious examples featuring the same motif can be found in the Pallavicini-Rospigliosi collections, including a monumental harpsichord belonging to Duchess Maria Camilla Pallavicini, entirely gilded and decorated by Ludovico Gimignani, with ribs featuring similar putti on a gold background. This instrument, which is over three meters long, also bore the Rospigliosi-Pallavicini coat of arms, confirming its status as a ceremonial piece<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> D. Di Castro, \u201cMusic in a Roman Palazzo: The Pallavicini and Rospigliosi Instruments,\u201d in Marvels of Sound and Beauty: Italian Baroque Musical Instruments, \u00e9d. G. Guazzotti, Florence: Giunti, 2007, p. 128\u2013135<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-54 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/37-cesare-ripa-forza-amore-rome-1603.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"913\" data-id=\"32145\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/37-cesare-ripa-forza-amore-rome-1603.jpg\" alt=\"C\u00e9sare Ripa, Forza d'amore, Rome, 1603\" class=\"wp-image-32145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/37-cesare-ripa-forza-amore-rome-1603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/37-cesare-ripa-forza-amore-rome-1603-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/37-cesare-ripa-forza-amore-rome-1603-84x100.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">C\u00e9sare Ripa, Forza d&#8217;amore, Rome, 1603<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-55 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/36-clavecin-rospiglioni-marvels-sound-beauty-italian-baroque-musical-instruments-ed-guazzotti-2007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"589\" data-id=\"32143\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/36-clavecin-rospiglioni-marvels-sound-beauty-italian-baroque-musical-instruments-ed-guazzotti-2007-1024x589.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin Rospiglioni, dans in Marvels of Sound and Beauty Italian Baroque Musical Instruments, \u00e9d. G. Guazzotti, Florence Giunti, 2007\" class=\"wp-image-32143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/36-clavecin-rospiglioni-marvels-sound-beauty-italian-baroque-musical-instruments-ed-guazzotti-2007-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/36-clavecin-rospiglioni-marvels-sound-beauty-italian-baroque-musical-instruments-ed-guazzotti-2007-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/36-clavecin-rospiglioni-marvels-sound-beauty-italian-baroque-musical-instruments-ed-guazzotti-2007-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/36-clavecin-rospiglioni-marvels-sound-beauty-italian-baroque-musical-instruments-ed-guazzotti-2007-100x58.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/36-clavecin-rospiglioni-marvels-sound-beauty-italian-baroque-musical-instruments-ed-guazzotti-2007.jpg 1412w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Clavecin Rospiglioni, dans  in Marvels of Sound and Beauty Italian Baroque Musical Instruments, \u00e9d. G. Guazzotti, Florence Giunti, 2007<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The harpsichord in the Italian tradition and its patrons<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>As discussed above, in 17th-century Italy, decorated harpsichords were very often commissioned by aristocratic families, the most famous of which were the Este, Medici and Farnese families. However, prominent professional musicians in Italy, such as Placido Marcelli, also enjoyed a high standing allowing them to commission luxurious instruments. The unique decoration on this harpsichord attributed to Francesco Fabbri, clearly indicates that it was designed as a prestigious objects intended for the cultural elite. The integrity of its condition and decoration makes it an exceptional example of Italian harpsichord making during the Seicento.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Italian harpsichord making in the 17th century<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>At the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, Italy established itself as the cradle of the harpsichord, with a very distinctive school of making. Italian instruments of the Renaissance and early Baroque periods are generally light in design, constructed from cypress wood (or sometimes cedar), with very thin walls, and a soundboard also made of conifer (often cypress or spruce) <a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sale of 2 May 2026 includes a fine example of these. Although anonymous, Christopher Clarke indicates that it was probably made in Venice around 1590. It features a single keyboard and two registers, either 2\u00d78\u2019 or 1\u00d78\u2019 and 1\u00d74\u2019, and likely had a wide range of 50 notes from C to F4 with a short octave (low C\/E). This type of instrument is typical of Italian making, with its simple yet effective internal structure, featuring ribs glued perpendicular to the back and a minimalist bracing system, as well as the use of local materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The taut strings were relatively short and the pitch often higher than in Northern Europe. As a result, the lightness of the case necessitated the use of protective outer cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> Claude Mercier-Ythier, <em>Les Clavecins<\/em>, Expodif Editions, 1996<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>These outer cases, which were initially utilitarian, quickly became richly decorated luxury items <a href=\"#_ftn2\" id=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a>, as with the case of this harpsichord, which has been modified. This evolution demonstrates the blurring of lines between musical instrument and decorative object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This instrument is a good example of the sorts of alterations many antique harpsichords went through over time. Indeed, towards the end of the 18th century, the instrument was redesigned to suit contemporary tastes. A new outer case of poplar was made, elegantly painted with gilt chinoiserie on a green background, and mounted on a seven-legged cabriole stand. Christopher Clarke explains in his expert report (see attached PDF) that a new keyboard, made of chestnut wood, with ebony key plates and blackened wood key faces inlaid with bone, was also likely fitted at that time. Its range, still composed of 50 notes, was modified to provide a chromatic low octave from C to D4 (without low C#), in accordance with the ranges in use at the time. Such alterations were common to keep antique Baroque harpsichords \u201cup to date\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" id=\"_ftn2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a> Claude Mercier-Ythier, <em>Les Clavecins<\/em>, Expodif Editions, 1996<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-56 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/38-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32095\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/38-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-695x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin Italien anonyme, fin XVIe Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/38-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-695x1024.jpg 695w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/38-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/38-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-768x1132.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/38-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1042x1536.jpg 1042w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/38-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1389x2048.jpg 1389w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/38-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1568x2312.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/38-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-68x100.jpg 68w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/38-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-scaled.jpg 1737w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/39-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32097\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/39-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-712x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin Italien anonyme, fin XVIe Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/39-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-712x1024.jpg 712w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/39-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/39-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-768x1105.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/39-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1068x1536.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/39-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1424x2048.jpg 1424w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/39-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1568x2255.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/39-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-70x100.jpg 70w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/39-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-scaled.jpg 1780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/40-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32099\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/40-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-714x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin Italien anonyme, fin XVIe Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/40-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-714x1024.jpg 714w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/40-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/40-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-768x1101.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/40-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1072x1536.jpg 1072w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/40-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1429x2048.jpg 1429w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/40-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1568x2247.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/40-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-70x100.jpg 70w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/40-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-scaled.jpg 1786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/41-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"722\" data-id=\"32101\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/41-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1024x722.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin Italien anonyme, fin XVIe Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/41-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/41-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/41-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/41-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1536x1082.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/41-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-2048x1443.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/41-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1568x1105.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/41-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/42-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32103\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/42-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin Italien anonyme, fin XVIe Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/42-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/42-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/42-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/42-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/42-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/42-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/42-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32105\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin Italien anonyme, fin XVIe Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/44-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"896\" data-id=\"32107\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/44-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1024x896.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin Italien anonyme, fin XVIe Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/44-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/44-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/44-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/44-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-100x87.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/44-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e.jpg 1479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/45-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"32109\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/45-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Clavecin Italien anonyme, fin XVIe Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-32109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/45-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/45-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/45-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/45-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/45-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/45-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/45-2026-05-02-vcp-2918-4-clavecin-italien-fin-16e-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Clavecin Italien anonyme, fin XVIe &#8211; Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 2 mai 2026 &#8211; \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-57 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/46-ga-baffo-clavecin-venise-1579-musee-musique-paris-credits-jm-angles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"822\" data-id=\"32147\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/46-ga-baffo-clavecin-venise-1579-musee-musique-paris-credits-jm-angles-1024x822.jpg\" alt=\"Giovanni Antonio Baffo, clavecin, Venise, 1579, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, Paris, cr\u00e9dits photos Jean-Marc Angl\u00e8s\" class=\"wp-image-32147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/46-ga-baffo-clavecin-venise-1579-musee-musique-paris-credits-jm-angles-1024x822.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/46-ga-baffo-clavecin-venise-1579-musee-musique-paris-credits-jm-angles-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/46-ga-baffo-clavecin-venise-1579-musee-musique-paris-credits-jm-angles-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/46-ga-baffo-clavecin-venise-1579-musee-musique-paris-credits-jm-angles-1536x1233.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/46-ga-baffo-clavecin-venise-1579-musee-musique-paris-credits-jm-angles-2048x1644.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/46-ga-baffo-clavecin-venise-1579-musee-musique-paris-credits-jm-angles-1568x1259.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/46-ga-baffo-clavecin-venise-1579-musee-musique-paris-credits-jm-angles-100x80.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Giovanni Antonio Baffo, clavecin, Venise, 1579, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, Paris, cr\u00e9dits photos Jean-Marc Angl\u00e8s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/47-domenicus-pisaurensis-clavecin-venise-1153-musee-musique-paris-credits-c-germain-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\" data-id=\"32149\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/47-domenicus-pisaurensis-clavecin-venise-1153-musee-musique-paris-credits-c-germain-1024x716.jpg\" alt=\"Domenicus Pisaurensis, clavecin, Venise, 1153, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, Paris, cr\u00e9dits photos Claude Germain\" class=\"wp-image-32149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/47-domenicus-pisaurensis-clavecin-venise-1153-musee-musique-paris-credits-c-germain-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/47-domenicus-pisaurensis-clavecin-venise-1153-musee-musique-paris-credits-c-germain-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/47-domenicus-pisaurensis-clavecin-venise-1153-musee-musique-paris-credits-c-germain-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/47-domenicus-pisaurensis-clavecin-venise-1153-musee-musique-paris-credits-c-germain-1536x1074.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/47-domenicus-pisaurensis-clavecin-venise-1153-musee-musique-paris-credits-c-germain-2048x1432.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/47-domenicus-pisaurensis-clavecin-venise-1153-musee-musique-paris-credits-c-germain-1568x1096.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/47-domenicus-pisaurensis-clavecin-venise-1153-musee-musique-paris-credits-c-germain-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Domenicus Pisaurensis, clavecin, Venise, 1153, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, Paris, cr\u00e9dits photos Claude Germain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The harpsichord in roman aristocratic and scholarly circles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>These practices of construction and alteration can be fully understood when considered in the context of 17th-century Roman tradition. In Rome, the harpsichord occupied a central place in the musical life of aristocratic and educated circles. The great noble families \u2013 Barberini, Rospigliosi, Pamphilj, Pallavicini, etc. \u2013 were important patrons who integrated music into their cultural life. The Pallavicini-Rospigliosi instrument collection provides a fine example of this<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>. During the pontificate of Urban VIII, Giulio Rospigliosi, the future Pope Clement IX, entered the circle of the Barberini, a family that made a decisive contribution to the development of Baroque music and theatre in Rome \u2013 as evidenced by the famous Barberini harpsichord and harp preserved today<a href=\"#_ftn2\" id=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a>. Owning a harpsichord was as much about musical practice as it was about social status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> D. Di Castro, \u201cMusic in a Roman Palazzo: The Pallavicini and Rospigliosi Instruments,\u201d in Marvels of Sound and Beauty: Italian Baroque Musical Instruments, \u00e9d. G. Guazzotti, Florence: Giunti, 2007, p. 128\u2013135<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" id=\"_ftn2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a> D. Di Castro, \u201cMusic in a Roman Palazzo: The Pallavicini and Rospigliosi Instruments,\u201d in Marvels of Sound and Beauty: Italian Baroque Musical Instruments, \u00e9d. G. Guazzotti, Florence: Giunti, 2007, p. 128\u2013135<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The instrument, which was placed in the ceremonial rooms or music <em>gabinetti<\/em> of palaces, was used in private music academies, to accompany singers and to educate family members, while also acting as a status symbol for its owners. The harpsichord was therefore simultaneously a musical instrument, an object of artistic curiosity and a symbol of culture. Roman historical documents confirm this social use, as palace inventories list harpsichords alongside paintings and libraries, noting their decorative qualities and integration into the rooms&#8217; decor. For example, a 1708 inventory of the Palazzo Pallavicini mentions a \u201cblack harpsichord decorated with gold\u201d in the grand gallery, on turned and gilded legs<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>. Similarly, in 1719, the Palazzo Zagarolo included a \u201charpsichord room\u201d, attesting to the harpsichord&#8217;s widespread use among Roman high society at the time <a href=\"#_ftn2\" id=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> D. Di Castro, \u201cMusic in a Roman Palazzo: The Pallavicini and Rospigliosi Instruments,\u201d in Marvels of Sound and Beauty: Italian Baroque Musical Instruments, \u00e9d. G. Guazzotti, Florence: Giunti, 2007, p. 128\u2013135<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" id=\"_ftn2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a> D. Di Castro, \u201cMusic in a Roman Palazzo: The Pallavicini and Rospigliosi Instruments,\u201d in Marvels of Sound and Beauty: Italian Baroque Musical Instruments, \u00e9d. G. Guazzotti, Florence: Giunti, 2007, p. 128\u2013135<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-58 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/48-attribution-jf-de-troy-concert-galant-interieur-aristocratique-17e-collection-particuliere.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"829\" data-id=\"32151\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/48-attribution-jf-de-troy-concert-galant-interieur-aristocratique-17e-collection-particuliere-1024x829.jpg\" alt=\"Attribu\u00e9 \u00e0 Jean-Fran\u00e7ois de Troy, Concert galant dans un int\u00e9rieur aristocratique, XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, collection particuli\u00e8re\" class=\"wp-image-32151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/48-attribution-jf-de-troy-concert-galant-interieur-aristocratique-17e-collection-particuliere-1024x829.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/48-attribution-jf-de-troy-concert-galant-interieur-aristocratique-17e-collection-particuliere-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/48-attribution-jf-de-troy-concert-galant-interieur-aristocratique-17e-collection-particuliere-768x622.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/48-attribution-jf-de-troy-concert-galant-interieur-aristocratique-17e-collection-particuliere-100x81.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/48-attribution-jf-de-troy-concert-galant-interieur-aristocratique-17e-collection-particuliere.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Attribu\u00e9 \u00e0 Jean-Fran\u00e7ois de Troy, Concert galant dans un int\u00e9rieur aristocratique, XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, collection particuli\u00e8re<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/49-palazzo-barberini-gravure-18e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" data-id=\"32153\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/49-palazzo-barberini-gravure-18e-1024x662.jpg\" alt=\"Le palazzo Barberini sur une gravure du XVIIIe si\u00e8cle\" class=\"wp-image-32153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/49-palazzo-barberini-gravure-18e-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/49-palazzo-barberini-gravure-18e-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/49-palazzo-barberini-gravure-18e-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/49-palazzo-barberini-gravure-18e-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/49-palazzo-barberini-gravure-18e.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Le palazzo Barberini sur une gravure du XVIIIe si\u00e8cle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The two harpsichords presented at the Vichy Ench\u00e8res sale on 2 May 2026, therefore provide a particularly revealing glimpse into the Italian tradition of instrument making between the late 16th and the first third of the 17th century. The first, probably built in Venice around 1590, attests to the way Italian Renaissance harpsichords were originally constructed, and how they were subsequently modified to suit the evolving musical tastes, as illustrated by the alterations carried out in the 18th century. The second, attributed to Francesco Fabbri, belongs to a much more select group of instruments in which craftsmanship, culture and social status converge. We invite you to join us at Vichy Ench\u00e8res on 2 May 2026 for the sale of these two remarkable harpsichords.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We would like to thank Christopher Clarke for his contribution to this article.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\ude80 <strong>Suivez-nous !<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-facebook  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/vichyencheres\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 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