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    Life as a violin maker in 16th-century Venice: an exclusive look

    2024-11-22T09:48:00Z

    In the December 2024 issue we examine the history of the Linarol dynasty, one of the first violin making families in Venice. Here, Stefano Pio provides some context as to the 16th-century environment in which they worked, as well as a semantic discussion on the terms ‘viole’ and ‘lire’ ...

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    Merchants of Venice: Venetian lutherie

    2024-11-15T09:46:00Z

    In the 16th century, the Republic of Venice was a hotbed of innovation for stringed instrument makers – and the members of the Linarol family were at the heart of the trade. Stefano Pio explores the archives to reveal their fascinating and often colourful lives and careers

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    ‘Noah’s Violin’ has successful Venice launch

    2021-09-22T08:00:00Z

    A quartet of musicians from the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory performed Vivaldi on top of the floating instrument 

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    From the Archive: A violin by Anselmo Bellosio, Venice, c.1780

    2016-06-13T00:00:00Z

    This illustration of a violin by Anselmo Bellosio was published in The Strad, June 1978. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: This typical example of the work of Anselmo Bellosio is unlabelled but dates from around 1780, the closing years of its maker's life. Anselmo ...