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Ceruti, Giovanni Battista

1750–1815

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  1. The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1884)

    CERUTI, Giovanni Battista, Cremona, 1755—1817. Ceruti made a large number of Violins and Violoncellos of the pattern of Amati. He appears to have …

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    1. Marcus Antonius Cerin, alumnus Anselmi Belosii,
    2. fecit Venetiæ 17—
    4. CERUTI, Giovanni Battista, Cremona, 1755—1817. Ceruti made a large number of Violins and Violoncellos of the pattern of Amati. He appears to have been a prolific workman, his instruments numbering, it is said, about five hundred. His favourite model was the large Amati. Giovanni Ceruti succeeded to the business of Lorenzo Storioni in 1790, in the Via dei Coltellai, near the Piazza St. Domenico.
    6. CERUTI, Giuseppe, son of Giovanni, Cremona, 1787—1860. Was a maker and restorer of instruments. He is said to have exhibited, at the Paris and other exhibitions, Violins of good quality. He died at Mantua, in 1860.

  2. The Violinist's Guide: Written for the Use of the Violin Buying Public (1916)

    Ceruti, Giovanni Battista, 1750-1815. Best of large family makers. Model grand Amati.

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    2. Cappa Gioffredo, 1585-1645. Considered pupil of Brothers Amati. Workmanship delicate, similar to Amati's. Varnish deep red to amber brown. Sweet tone.
    4. Ceruti, Giovanni Battista, 1750-1815. Best of large family makers. Model grand Amati.
    6. Ceruti, Enrico. Cremona, 1808-1883. Last of Cremonese makers. Meritorious instruments.

  3. The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1909)

    CERUTI, Giovanni Battista, Cremona, 1755—

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    2. Marcus Antonius Cerin, alumnus Anselmi Belosii, fecit Venetiae, 17—
    4. CERUTI, Giovanni Battista, Cremona, 1755—

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Not established is the honest state of this record: it rests on one or more sources naming this maker, and nothing else on this site confirms it. Printed in: The Violinist’s Guide: Written for the Use of the Violin Buying Public (1916); The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1884); The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1909); the violin its famous makers and their imitators (1909); The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1909). Printed under this name in 3 different volumes and treated as one person on a station reading before merge; the volumes share no distinctive printed word, so whether they name one man is an open question on this record, for a person to settle. No claim beyond what those sources state has been invented here; if you can add to it, we want to hear from you.

What the books say

Places and dates of work
Ceruti, Giovanni Battista, 1750-1815. Best of large family makers. Model grand Amati. reported view the page image1
Places and dates of work
CERUTI, Giovanni Battista, Cremona, 1755—1817. Ceruti made a large number of Violins and Violoncellos of the pattern of Amati. He appears to have … reported1
Places and dates of work
CERUTI, Giovanni Battista, Cremona, 1755— reported1
Places and dates of work
CERUTI, Giovanni Battista, Cremona, 1755— reported1
Places and dates of work
CERUTI, Giovanni Battista, Cremona, 1755— reported1
Born (date and place)
Born 1750. As printed in the cited source: “Ceruti, Giovanni Battista, 1750-1815” reported view the page image1
Died (date and place)
Died 1815. As printed in the cited source: “Ceruti, Giovanni Battista, 1750-1815” reported view the page image1

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  1. The Violinist’s Guide: Written for the Use of the Violin Buying Public (Chicago: The Violinist Publishing Company, 1916), pp. 19–43. Google Books, zXQHAQAAMAAJ. https://books.google.com/books?id=zXQHAQAAMAAJ.Primaryread from the pagecited for 3 linessource record

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  2. Hart, George, 1839-1891, The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (London, Dulau and co. [etc.], 1884). archive.org, violinitsfamousm84hart. https://archive.org/details/violinitsfamousm84hart.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1909). archive.org, violinitsfamousm00hartuoft. https://archive.org/details/violinitsfamousm00hartuoft.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  4. the violin its famous makers and their imitators (1909). archive.org, violinitsfamousm0000geor. https://archive.org/details/violinitsfamousm0000geor.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  5. Hart, George, 1839-1891, The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (London: Dulau, 1909). archive.org, violinitsfamousm00hart. https://archive.org/details/violinitsfamousm00hart.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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