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Old Violins And Their Makers, 1883
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1monarch—such as Da Vinci, Rosso, Primatice (who, by the way, was the first Italian artist of note attached to the earliest royal tapestry manufactory in France, which the King had just founded at Fontainebleau, and which was the precursor of the more famous factories of the Gobelins and Savonnerie), Andrea del Sarto, and Cellini, some of whom went much later than 1515 and stayed but a very short time—that of poor Duiffo-prugcar does not appear. At any rate, when he did get to Paris, its climate, it is said, did not suit him, and he removed to Lyons, where, some suppose, he died. It is curious, however, that here again, although all writers—trustworthy or untrustworthy—on the subject faithfully transcribe this particular, no trace of his name is found in the documents of the time. He is reported to have made several instruments for the chapel of Francis I., and it is said that these are still in the possession of amateurs and connoisseurs in Paris. But his name does not appear in any of the accounts of the period. Perhaps he never was paid for the instruments, for, although Francis was a liberal and extravagant king, his treasurers were not always conscientious in fulfilling his orders as to payment. It is possible that he was driven from Paris by the intrigues of jealous native rivals, a fate which several times befel greater men than he was at that court. From either of these points of view, the climate of the capital might well prove unsuitable. But even in Lyons, where, at the instance of M. Vidal, the keeper of the Public Records has recently made most patient and diligent research, not a trace of his life or death has been found. This is the more
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