Oboe

Coenraad Rijkel, c. 1690 - c. 1700

Six Dutch Baroque Oboes. By the late 17th century, there was a thriving woodwind industry in the Dutch Republic. Sheet music printing was also an important source of income. Over 500 oboe solos appeared in Amsterdam between c. 1690 and c. 1750. Oboes were made of hardwoods – like boxwood, ebony, fruitwoods – and ivory. The keys were made of brass or, for fancier instruments, of silver. The most lavish instruments in this gallery were produced by the Richters brothers in Amsterdam.

  • Artwork typewind instrument, musical instrument, oboe
  • Object numberBK-2018-71
  • Dimensionslength 57.5 cm x diameter 2.8 cm x diameter 6.1 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Oboe

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-2018-71

  • Description

    Hobo van palmhout met been gemonteerd en met drie kleppen van zilver. Het derde en vierde gat zijn dubbel. Twee stemgaten in de beker. Een metalen ring op het boven stuk. Gemerkt op de bovenste delen: [twee fleur de lis] /C. RIJKEL [in banderol] / [fleur de lis]. Gemarkeerd op het middelste gedeelte: C.RIJKEL [in banderol] / [fleur de lis].

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription: ‘C.RIJKEL [in banderol] / [fleur de lis]’
    • inscription: ‘[twee fleur de lis] /C. RIJKEL [in banderol] / [fleur de lis]’

Creation

  • Creation

    musical instrument maker: Coenraad Rijkel, Amsterdam

  • Dating

    c. 1690 - c. 1700

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    length 57.5 cm x diameter 2.8 cm x diameter 6.1 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2018-04-19

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

    • Giovanni Paolo Di Stefano, 'The Rijksmuseum to acquire and display the Han De Vries collection of oboes', CIMCIM Bulletin, Jan. 2019, p. 22-24
    • Rob van Acht, 'Dutch Makers of Double Reed Instruments in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries', The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 24 (1996), p. 77-88: 83

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