Lorenzo da Pavia (died 1517) was an Italian musical instrument maker, active in Venice in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He corresponded with

Isabella d'Este Isabella d'Este (19 May 1474 – 13 February 1539) was Marchioness of Mantua and one of the leading women of the Italian Renaissance as a major cultural and political figure. She was a patron of the arts as well as a leader of fashion, whos ...

, advising her on her

studiolo A cabinet (also known by other terms) was a private room in the houses and palaces of early modern Europe serving as a study or retreat, usually for a man. The cabinet would be furnished with books and works of art, and sited adjacent to his ...

in Mantua and producing a 1496

virginal The virginals (or virginal) is a keyboard instrument of the harpsichord family. It was popular in Europe during the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. Description A virginal is a smaller and simpler rectangular or polygonal form of ha ...

for her.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pavia, Lorenzo 1517 deaths 15th-century Venetian people Italian musical instrument makers Harpsichord makers