COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.55.86a-c
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Stradivari, Antonio
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Italian; Cremonese
Creator Role:
Maker
Creator Dates/Places:
1644-1737
Creator Name-CRT:
Made by Antonio Stradivari
Title:
Violin
Title Type:
Object name
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1693
Creation Start Date:
1693
Creation End Date:
1693
Materials and Techniques:
Wood
Classification Term:
Chordophone with neck/bowed
Dimensions:
L. 23 1/4 in. (59.4 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
55.86a-c
Credit Line:
Gift of George Gould, 1955
Context:
This Antonio Stradivari violin is the only one in existence that has been restored to its original Baroque form. Before modification to produce a louder, more brilliant tone and to extend the left-hand technique to higher positions, Baroque violins had gut strings, a short fingerboard, and a neck angled back only slightly from the body. Today, few fine violins show these original features.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.mi55.86a-c.R.tif
