Viola da Gamba Isenheimer Altar, Matthias Grünewald

Historic representation of performance on a viola da gamba and a viola da braccio, from the isenheimer altar in the foreground, the manner of playing the viola da gamba. (an angel holds the bow underhand, but the artist seems to have incorrectly inverted the position of the arm for bowing. ) in background, the manner of playing the viola da braccio. Object Type: painting.