di Amati Andrea I

1539/77 - Violin "il Portoghese"

Only the back and the ribs are original. The back is one-piece of maple, painted with the royal coat of arms of King Charles IX of France. The ribs of maple are painted with the inscription PIETATE ET IVSTICIA and the letter “K” with other decorations. The belly and the scroll are not original, made by Claude Lebet.

  • 1539/77, Cremona
  • 34 cm
  • 15,5 cm
  • 10,7 cm
  • 19,5 cm
  • Roma (I), Collezione Claude Lebet
  • The instrument was sold on November the 24th 2000 in Neully-sur-Seine, at the Hotel de Vante Claude Aguttes.
  • 2007, Cremona: Andrea Amati. Opera Omnia, Les Violons du Roi
  • Aguttes 2000; Hargrave 2000; Dipper 2006; Cacciatori, 2007

creato:giovedì 8 marzo 2012
modificato:giovedì 23 marzo 2017