The theorbo is a plucked string instrument of the lute family, with an extended neck that houses the second pegbox. Like a lute, a theorbo has a curved-back sound box with a flat top, typically with o
A 1670 painting of an English theorbo player
Il suonatore di tiorba (The Theorbo Player), a painting by Antiveduto Grammatica.
The chitarra italiana is a lute-shaped plucked instrument with four or five single strings, in a tuning similar to that of the guitar. It was common in Italy during the Renaissance era.