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"description": "The fiddler and the hurdy-gurdy boy, c. 1654\u201356. Adriaen van Ostade (Dutch, 1610\u20131684). Etching; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. 1924.656",
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"description": "Two Beggars Fighting, 1610\u201320. Jacques Bellange (French, c. 1575\u20131616). Etching; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Fortieth Anniversary Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of William Mathewson Milliken 1960.20",
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"did_you_know": "Also known as a \u201churdy-gurdy\u201d or \u201cwheel fiddle,\u201d this instrument produces sound by a hand crank-turned rosined wheel rubbing against the strings.",
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This type of instrument is depicted in several artworks in the CMA collection: 1924.656, 2008.34.2, 1960.20.
The vielle \u00e0 roue is also related to the Swedish nyckelharpa, which was featured on the CMA performing arts series in 2017 played by Emilia Amper.",
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