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Stradivarius

Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom
Published: 30th Nov -1
Dimensions: w 220mm h 280mm
ISBN-10: 1854442759
ISBN-13: 9781854442758
Barcode No: 9781854442758
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Synopsis
Antonio Stradivari is, perhaps, the only maker of violins who ranks alongside Van Gogh and Turner as an artist. A household name to many, he is associated with secret formulae and mystical processes ensuring his instruments are sought after by the world's greatest soloists. He excites controversy, although none of his violins have raised so much heated debate as the Ashmolean's 'Messiah', making headline news some ten years ago when doubt was cast on its age. Stradivari's birthplace is unknown, he may have been born in 1644, and even his apprenticeship to Nicola Amati is uncertain. He died rich and famous in Cremona in 1737. Since then his instruments have increased in fame and are now regarded as supreme examples of the violin-maker's craft. Despite the great fame of Stradivari's violins, there has never been a monographic exhibition of his work in the UK. It will include 30 instruments, representative of Stradivaris' range and output across the years, alongside exceedingly rare examples of stringed instruments other than those of the violin family. The prize items to be featured in the exhibition are already in the Ashmolean: 'The Potter', 'The Messiah' and the guitar of 1688, all works of the greatest rarity. The exhibition and the accompanying catalogue will allow the public to see the work of one of the greatest violin makers of all time. Stradivarius also presents the most recent research on Stradivarius' instruments.

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