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Old Violins And Their Makers, 1883
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1scoundrel. That he was completely devoid of principle or nobility of nature is pretty clearly indicated by the circumstance that at the time when the troubles incident to a change of Government in Florence were at their height, he stole, by means of a false key which he possessed, into the council chamber, where a magnificent cartoon, designed by Michael Angelo for Piero Soderini, was displayed, and tore the grand work into fragments. ("In queste tempo essendosi scoperto il cartone di Michelagnolo Buonarroti pieno di figure."—"Nel tumulto adunque del palazzo per la rinnovazione dello stato Baccio (Bandinelli) da se solo segretamente straccio il cartone in molti pezzi."—Vasari.)
3The year and place of Duiffoprugcar's death are not known. Whether he really dwelt in Lyons or not is involved in the most complete obscurity. I may be permitted to throw out the following suggestion: If the Cardinal of Ferrara was deputed by Francis to bring or send for Duiffoprugcar from Italy (which is not altogether unlikely, seeing that he brought other masters in his journey), and Duiffoprugcar was treated in Paris after the manner of some, it is quite probable that he withdrew to the neighbourhood of Lyons, where the Cardinal of Ferrara had a place in which more than one artist found a temporary shelter from royal displeasure. Researches in that vicinity might be fruitful. Another supposition is that he ultimately returned to his native land, as it is said most foreigners did who visited France in his time. The works which he has left are most perfect specimens of his art, but it is almost beyond doubt that he made no violins. Undoubted specimens of violoncellos from his hand
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