Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1693, the 'Dancla, 43059'
Violin: 43059
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 36.3 cm
Upper bouts: 16.1 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.1 cm
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Notes:
"Gift of George Gould, 1955 (55.86a-c). This Antonio Stradivari violin is the only one in existence that has been restored to its original Baroque form. Before modification to produce a louder, more brilliant tone and to extend the left-hand technique to higher positions, Baroque violins had gut strings, a short fingerboard, and a neck angled back only slightly from the body. Today, few fine violins show these original features."The Metropolitan Museum of Art – "The Gould" Violin, 1693
Emil Herrmann notes: Identifies this instrument as the 1691 ex-Villares [ID=1450].
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Washington, DC
Provenance
until 1955 | George Jay Gould |
from 1955 | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
References
Musical Instruments in the Metropolitan Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10746
Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. IV, No. 1, Laurence Libin, The Violin Society of America, Lancaster, PA (illustrated)
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – "The Gould" Violin, 1693
The Strad 2007 Calendar, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
We Love Stradivari, NHK (illustrated)