Brescia · b. 1580, d. after 1637
Historical maker
Named in 3 books.
What the books printed
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. p. 8.
As printed on this page: "Benti, Matteo, b. 1579. A maker in Brescia, was contemporary with G. P. Maggini. His instruments are little known, but are fairly well made on the Brescia model; a violin was dated 1601. In a Paris museum is a beautiful lute of his, richly inlaid, and splendidly made."
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 8, scan 18. Held as more than one scan.
Benti, Matteo, about 1579. A maker in Brescia, was contemporary with G. P Maggini. His instruments are little known, but are fairly well made on the Brescia model; a violin was dated 1601. In a Paris museum is a beautiful lute of his, richly inlaid, and splendidly made.
An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 13, scan 35. Held as more than one scan.
BENTI, MATTEO, Brescia, b. 1580, d. after 1637.
- Entries from 3 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.
- May be the same person as Benti, Matteo
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.
Same town, same time
25 other Brescia makers have a year in the 1500s. A few of them:
- 1580 to 1600 Bente, M.
- about 1580 Bente, Matteo
- 1580 to 1620 Budiani, Giovita
- 1580 to 1620 Budiani, J.
- 1580 to 1631 Maggini, Giovanni Paolo
- 1590 to 1640 Maggini, G. P.