Cithara Collection

Classical musical instruments: lyres 1,2, plectrum 3, cithara 4, lute 5, percussion instruments 6,7,8,15, pan pipes 9
FLO4703350 Classical musical instruments: lyres 1,2, plectrum 3, cithara 4, lute 5, percussion instruments 6,7,8,15, pan pipes 9, rattlesnakes 11, tuba 12, flutes 10,14,18,19, triangle 16

Young geisha with a koto, stringed musical instrument Japan. Date of Photograph:1885-1895

Statue of Apollo Lyceus, after an original of the circle of Praxiteles, in the Capitoline Museum in Rome. The god is represented without clothes, with a griffin next to him and holding a lyre

Citharist; detail of a wall painting with scenes of dancers and musicians, from the Tomb of the Leopards, in the Necropolis of Tarquinia Mural Painting Etruscan Art and Civilization, Italy, Europe

An elderly couple photographed in front of a wall decorated with a relief. Two winged allegorical figures are visible, holding a zither in one hand and a laurel wreath. Italy. Date of Photograph:1950

Apollo: work kept in the Uffizi Gallery of Florence Florence Uffizi Gallery Statue Roman Art, Europe, Ancient Civilization. Date of Photograph:1910-1920 ca.. Date of Artwork:I sec.a.C.-IV sec.d.C

Statue of Apollo preserved in the Capitoline Museum, Rome Rome Capitoline Museum Statue Imperial Period, Roman Art, Europe, Ancient Civilization. Date of Photograph:1890 ca.. Date of Artwork:I sec

Statue of the Lyceum Apollo preserved in the Hall of the Dying Gaul at the Capitoline Museum, Rome Rome Capitoline Museum, Hall of the Dying Gaul Statue Roman Art, Europe, Ancient Civilization

Sarcophagus with Jonah, seated man, the Good Shepherd, the Baptism of Christ, early Christian art the end of the third century AD

Hellenistic relief depicting a Muse playing the zither
Relief depicting a Muse playing the zither. Hellenistic. 2nd century BC. Marble. From Babakoy (Turkey). Istanbul Archaeological Museums. Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 2014

Pattern for a tapestry in bronze thread of Apollo with lyre or cithara
6338717 Pattern for a tapestry in bronze thread of Apollo with lyre or cithara by Sluyter, D. (18th century); (add.info.: Pattern for a tapestry in bronze thread of Apollo with lyre or cithara)

Sappho (etching)
974123 Sappho (etching) by Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sappho. After the painting by Lawrence Alma-Tadema.); © Look and Learn

Classical musical instruments: lyres 1, 2, plectrum 3, cithara 4, lute 5, percussion instruments 6, 7, 8, 15, pan pipes 9, crotales 11, tuba 12, flutes 10, 14, 18, 19, triangle 16, cymbals 17

Statue of Apollo with halo, cithara (lyre) and plectrum
Statue of Apollo in copper. He is depicted with halo, cithara (lyre) and plectrum. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789

Bacchic chorus of musicians and dancers
A Bacchic chorus of musicians and dancers with tibiae (woodwind), cithara (lyre) and cymbals. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano)

The education of Bacchus. Three nymphs offer a bunch of grapes to the little god Bacchus who is raised up by his tutor Silenus. Mercury sits at right with a cithara (lyre)

Erato, muse of lyric poetry, holding a lyre (cithara). Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789

Terpsichore, muse of dance, holding a lyre
Terpsichore, muse of dance, holding a cithara or lyre. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789

Clavicytherium, early 17th century (wood and other materials)
3492866 Clavicytherium, early 17th century (wood and other materials) by Italian School, (17th century); 170 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Dolphin - Arion is saved by a dolphin (chromolitho)
961319 Dolphin - Arion is saved by a dolphin (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dolphin - Arion is saved by a dolphin)

The Instrument Maker, c. 1735, published in Augsburg (coloured engraving)
CHT163639 The Instrument Maker, c.1735, published in Augsburg (coloured engraving) by Engelbrecht, Martin (1684-1756); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; German

Attic red-figure amphora depicting a citharede performing in a musical competition, c
XIR418430 Attic red-figure amphora depicting a citharede performing in a musical competition, c.525-520 BC (ceramic) by Andokides Painter (fl.c.525-510 BC); height:57.2 cm; Louvre, Paris

Musical instruments (engraving)
5200883 Musical instruments (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Musical instruments, Varieties of the phorminx, The Cithara, The Psaltery, or long Lyre)

Portrait of Isabella Colbran (oil on canvas, 1817)
LRI4627084 Portrait of Isabella Colbran (oil on canvas, 1817) by Schmidt, Johann Heinrich (1749-1829); Museo Teatrale alla Scala, Milan

The Instrument Maker, c. 1735, published in Augsburg (coloured engraving)
CHT163640 The Instrument Maker, c.1735, published in Augsburg (coloured engraving) by Engelbrecht, Martin (1684-1756); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; German

Musica Septem Artes liberales series title Woman
Musica Septem Artes liberales (series title), Woman as personification of Music (Musica), playing on a lyre. Next to her is an open music book on the table, Musica (quadrivium), Musica (Ripa), lyre

Celebrating company prince No uncommon Treasure
Celebrating company for a prince No uncommon Treasure can give true pleasure (title on object), A man with a winch and a kneeled figure with a basket for a female prince

Portrait Willem van der Pot poet Willem van der Pot
Portrait of Willem van der Pot, Portrait of the poet Willem van der Pot. His arm leans on a table on which a winch, an inkwell and described sheets of paper, lyre, cithara, psaltery, ink-well

Portrait Rutger Schutte right oval medallion
Portrait of Rutger Schutte, Portrait to the right of Rutger Schutte in an oval medallion. He is holding a writing spring in his hand

Female Figure Holding Cithara Male Figure North
Female Figure Holding a Cithara and a Male Figure; North or Central Italian School; about 1440; Pen and brown ink; 19.7 x 12.7 cm (7 3, 4 x 5 in.)

Vignette with winch, burning heart, shield, freedom hat and sun, Willem Bilderdijk, 1777

Personification of music, Arnold Houbraken, 1710 - 1719

Journal with five vignettes, Willem Bilderdijk, 1766 - 1785

Portrait of Balthazar Huydecoper, Arnoud van Halen, 1715 - 1732

ANCIENT ROME: MURAL. A lady playing a cithara, a kind of lyre. Fresco painting from Boscoreale, Italy, c40-30 B.C

Antique illustration of ornate letter Q with women playing music
Antique illustration of ornate capital letter Q: within the letter there are two women playing musical instruments: one is playing a sort of cithara, the other one a sort of double-trumpet

Relief depicting woman playing cithara, from Babakoy, Turkey
Greek civilization, Turkey, 2nd century b.C. Relief depicting a woman playing cithara. From Babakoy

Ancient Greek Trio
A string trio in classical Greece - the player on the left strums the sambuca, the central one the cithara, she on the right plucks a lyre

Instruments / Cithara
Four different types of CITHARA used by the ancient Greeks

Ancient Instruments
Syrinx, flutes, lyre, tambourines, khelya and cithara, used by the ancient Greeks and no doubt by other ancient cultures

Nero and Rome Fire - 3
For 9 days Rome is ravaged by fire. Though Nero is not in Rome at the time, rumours accuse him of starting the fire and playing the cithara while it rages

Nero and Rome Fire - 2
Rome is ravaged by fire for 9 days. Though Nero is not in Rome at the time, rumours accuse him of starting the fire and playing the cithara while it rages

Nero and Rome Fire - 1
Fire rages in Rome for 9 days. Though Nero is not in Rome at the time, he is accused of starting the fire and playing the cithara while it rages; he blames the Christians

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"Cithara: The Melodic Muse of Ancient Times" Step into the enchanting world of ancient Greece and discover the captivating beauty of the cithara, a classical musical instrument that resonated with divine melodies. This Hellenistic relief depicts a Muse gracefully strumming the zither, her fingers dancing across its strings like poetry in motion. The cithara held great significance in Greek culture, as seen in this pattern for a tapestry woven with bronze thread depicting Apollo himself serenading his lyre or cithara. It was believed that this celestial instrument possessed the power to soothe troubled souls and inspire creativity. Sappho, renowned poetess from antiquity, immortalized her love for music through an etching where she is portrayed alongside her beloved cithara. Her verses echoed through time, capturing hearts with their lyrical charm. Intriguingly enough, statues of Apollo often depicted him adorned with a halo while holding both his sacred cithara and plectrum. These symbols embodied not only his mastery over music but also his role as the god of light and inspiration. The Bacchic chorus of musicians and dancers further celebrated the harmonious union between rhythm and movement. Their jubilant performances brought forth joyous festivities where wine flowed freely amidst melodic tunes played on various classical instruments including the illustrious cithara. Even muses themselves were captivated by its allure - Erato, muse of lyric poetry, found solace in its dulcet tones while Terpsichore, muse of dance, embraced it as she swayed to its rhythmic cadence. As centuries passed by, new iterations emerged such as the clavicytherium - an early 17th-century creation blending wood and other materials to produce ethereal sounds reminiscent of ancient times when gods walked among mortals. Legends intertwined with artistry come alive through chromolitho prints like "Dolphin - Arion is saved by a dolphin.