Naples · about 1750
Historical maker
Named in 1 book.
What the books printed
Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Scan 92.
VENTAPANE (Vincenzo) — Naples circa 1750. Gagliano School. The instruments by this good maker are sought after for their tone qualities. Stradivarius model. Dark yellow varnish.
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.
Same town, same time
73 other Naples makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:
- 1740 to 1806 Gagliano, Giovanni I
- about 1740 Gagliano, Januarius
- 1755 to 1778 Vinaccia, Gennaro
- 1757 Bairhoff, Giorgio
- about 1760 Bairhof, Giorgio
- 1760 Eberle, Tomaso