Curious Seventeenth-Century Painting of Music-Making in Casale Monferrato

A seventeenth-century painting in the Cathedral of Casale Monferrato, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site 'Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato,' depicts a unique musical arrangement involving six members of the Confraternità di San Filippo playing viols around an innovative music stand. This stand features six individual bookstands supported by a single central pole, accompanied by two choirboys, a harpsichordist, and a musical director. The painting includes an inscription, 'SI. NOMIO. QUIS. BROMIUS?,' which adds to its historical intrigue.

Bosi Monteath, K. (2024). Curious Seventeenth-Century Painting of Music-Making in Casale Monferrato. De Musica Disserenda, 20(1-2). https://doi.org/10.3986/dmd20.1-2.06