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"Silent" Viola d'amore for practice, mid-18th century
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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/505719

The very small, shallow body of this viola d’amore gives it a quiet, lean sound. Mute violin-family instruments were generally used for practice in environments where a conventional instrument was too loud. This instrument’s scroll takes the typical form of a blindfolded cupid, representing the notion that "love is blind."

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