Discovering the Turkish Lute with Artist Dario Robleto May 19, 2020
Turkish (Ottoman), Lute, late 19th–early 20th century, wood, ebony, ivory, and mother-of-pearl inlay, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by Franci Neely in honor of her son, Andrew Ellingson Beck III.
Dario Robleto
Photograph courtesy of the artist and Inman Gallery © David Rossman
The work of multidisciplinary artist Dario Robleto often explores the intersections of art, science, and history to examine the personal aspects of universal phenomena.
Dario Robleto
His interests uncover stories of human creativity, innovation, devotion, and love found in art from the MFAH collections.
Tune in as Robleto discusses the craftsmanship of this Ottoman Turkish Lute with two experts in their fields: Aimée Froom, the Museum’s curator for art of the Islamic worlds; and Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, a professor at the New England Conservatory.
