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, William Moennig & Son
- 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)