Two forms of the Renaissance
from “Regola Rubertina”
(Venice, 1542-3) by Sylvestro Ganassi
Two forms of viols: from Sylvestro Ganassi, Rogola Rubertina, Venice, 1542/3
Paolo Veronese: Particular of the Wedding at Cana
The painter himself on the viol. Behind him, the painter Tintoretto, playing the other viol
Tiziano is playing on the violone, the painter Jacopo Bassano on the violin
Wood-cut from Ganassi’s Regola Rubertina, showing a five-string viol
Treble viola da gamba in Ganassi-form, probably Italy or Spain
provisional photo of unrestored instrument