Lute Maker: Sixtus Rauchwolff (German, Augsburg 1556?–after 1629) Date: 1596 Geography: Augsburg, Germany Culture: German Medium: Rosewood, ivory, wood, ebony Dimensions: Height: 23 in. (58.4 cm) Width: 7 in. (17.8 cm) Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted Credit Line: Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889 Accession Number: 89.2.157 Description The back of this Renaissance lute is constructed of twenty-five ebony or rosewood ribs with ivory spacers, and its top is Alpine spruce. It was pro