All Historical articles – Page 26
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the archive: a violin by Omobono Stradivari, Cremona, 1740
This illustration of a 1740 Omobono Stradivari violin was published in The Strad, August 1929. The following text is extracted from an article accompanying the photographs: As long ago as the occasion of the 1872 Exhibition, the question of the degree of participation by the sons of ...
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GalleryFrom the archive: a cello by G.B. Gabrielli, Florence, 1756
This illustration of a 1756 G.B. Gabrielli cello was published in The Strad, September 1953. The following text is extracted from an article accompanying the photographs: Giovanni Baptista Gabrielli was one of the best of a numerous band of eighteenth century Florentine makers, which included Pietro Anselmo and Gasparo Assalone. ...