di Amati Andrea I

1539/77 - Violin "il Portoghese"

When the instrument was discovered in Portugal, only the back and ribs remained. The one-piece curly maple back bears conspicuous remnants of the royal insignia of King Charles IX of France. The maple ribs still bear gold remnants of the motto: PIETATE ET IVSTICIA, and on the CCs, a K with decorative flourishes. The soundboard, neck, and headstock are reconstructions by Claude Lebet.

  • 1560/77, Cremona
  • 34 cm
  • 15,5 cm
  • 10,7 cm
  • 19,5 cm
  • The instrument was discovered in Portugal in 1995 by Christian Bayon and was sold on November 24, 2000, at the Hôtel de Vante Claude Aguttes in Neuilly-sur-Seine, but remained unsold.
  • Christian Bayon; Claude Leber Collection
  • Rome (I), National Museum of Musical Instruments (2021)
  • 2007, Cremona: Andrea Amati. Opera Omnia, Les Violons du Roi
  • Aguttes 2000; Hargrave 2000; Dipper 2006; Cacciatori, 2007
creato:giovedì 8 marzo 2012
modificato:lunedì 29 settembre 2025