zalzal - 1-1-2006 at 01:53 PM
On this oud site, in french, you can see some paintings made by Caravaggio, and others whith ouds.
http://elhouriazzouz.over-blog.com/
Also on this general site you have 17 paintings with ouds on 16th http://museedelaguitare.free.fr/xvi/xvi.php
and many more fm Middle Ages here
http://museedelaguitare.free.fr/affiche.php?num=1
You will notice that many women were oud players,
(tradition seems to have changed as here in this forum we are exclusively men!!)