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title: Baroque Five Course Guitar
author: Matteo Sellas
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22055/baroque-five-course-guitar/
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updated: 2026-08-21
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# Baroque Five Course Guitar

_Authored by Matteo Sellas_

## Image File

[![Baroque Five Course Guitar](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22055.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22055.jpg)

## Image Caption

Five course guitar by Matteo Sellas, Venice, [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/) c. 1630 to c. 1650.

The five course guitar featured five double courses of gut strings, and often a decorative rose placed in the sound hole as well as a vaulted back. The guitar here was made by luthier Matteo Sellas with engraved bone and snakewood details and the style was popular during the 17th century, or early Baroque period, in Italy, Spain and Southern France.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sellas, M. (2026, August 21). Baroque Five Course Guitar. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22055/baroque-five-course-guitar/>
### Chicago
Sellas, Matteo. "Baroque Five Course Guitar." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 21, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22055/baroque-five-course-guitar/>.
### MLA
Sellas, Matteo. "Baroque Five Course Guitar." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Aug 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22055/baroque-five-course-guitar/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/503385) by [**Matteo Sellas**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/503385). Submitted by [Alex Ram](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/alexram/ "User Page: Alex Ram"), published on 21 August 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.