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Pietro Correr's collection

This collection belonged to Pietro Correr (1821 – before 1882), a Venetian nobleman who had inherited it from Marco Contarini (1632–1689), Procurator of San Marco, who had assembled it in the late 17th century. A supporter of Italian irredentism, Correr sold much of his property to finance the cause and eventually accepted a position in the railway administration. He died in obscurity.

His collection of instruments was offered for sale in the early 1870s. A few pieces were acquired by the Musée de la Musique in Paris, but in 1886 Victor-Charles Mahillon, the first curator of the Musée...

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Lute
Lute, Venice, 1600, inv. 1561