Viola d'Amore, Framed Art Print Size:12″ x 18″ Length:43-42cm

Length:43-42cm

Returning to Britain in 1726

Image by [Oliver Hoffmann / Shutterstock]

Item Type: camisole top

Public domain art from Statens Museum for Kunst

Viola d'Amore, Framed Art Print Size:12″ x 18″ Length:43-42cmThe viola d'amore, or viola "of love," is a bowed stringed instrument which gained great popularity in the eighteenth century. Much of its history, including the derivation of its name, is unknown. It has many characteristics of the viol family such as a flat back, ribs that are flush with the top and back, and a rosette in addition to soundholes. Yet, like a violin, it is unfretted and held under the chin while played. Violas d'amore typically have