131 makers. The earliest year printed is 1514, the latest 1960.
Every maker here has Venice in a printed line.
- 1600 Sellas, Matteo
Sellas, Matteo. — Venedig. 1600. 1639.
- 1600 Sellas, Matteo
Sellas, Matteo. — Venedig. 1600. 1639
- 1600 to 1660 Siciliano, Antonio
Siciliano (Ciciliano), Antonio. A maker in Venice about 1600. A tenor and a bass viola da gamba are in the Modena Museum, Vienna.
- 1605 to 1609 Rechardini, Zuane
Rechardini, Zuane (d. i. Giovanni). — Venedig. 1605. 1609.
- 1609 Kaiser, M.
Kaiser, M., Venice—1609.
- 1609 to 1632 Kaiser, Martino
KAISER, MARTINO, Venice, 1609 to 1632.
- 1610 Cerin, Marco
Cerin, Marco. — Venedig. 1610
- 1617 Rechardini, Pietro
Rechardini (Recardini), Pietro. — Venedig. 1617
- 1620 Rochi, Sebastiano
Rochi, Sebastiano. — Venedig. 1620
- 1624 Sellas, Georgius
Sellas, Georgius. — Venedig. 1624.
- 1640 Vimercati, P.
Vimercati, P., Venice—1640.
- 1644 Railich, Pietro
Railich, Pietro. — Venedig, Padua. 1644. 1670
- 1650 Andrea, Pietro
Andrea, Pietro. — Venedig. 1650. 1700.
- about 1650 Caspan, Giampietro
Caspan, Giampietro. Worked in Venice about 1650. He followed the Amati pattern. His violins are small, with yellow varnish.
- about 1650 Caspian, Giampietro
Caspian, Giampietro. Venice about 1650; Amati pattern; violins small, yellow varnish.
- 1654 Ceko, Cristoforo
Ceko (Cecco), Cristoforo. — Venedig. 1654.
- 1654 Cocco, Cristoforo
Cocco, Cristoforo, Venice, 1654. A Lutemaker. The Museum of the Paris Conservatoire National de Musique contains a specimen of this make, which is described in M. Gustave Chouquet's excellent catalogue of the collection.
- 1654 Cocko, C.
Cocko, C., Venice—1654.
- 1654 Cocks, Christofer
Cocks (Cocko), Christofer. — Venedig. 1654
- 1655 Ebert, Heinrich
Ebert (Eberl?), Heinrich. — Venedig. 1655.
- 1658 to 1670 Caspa, Giovani Pietro
CASPA (CASPA), GIOVANI PIETRO, Venice, 1658 to 1670.
- about 1660 Caspani, Giovan-Pietro
CASPANI (Giovan-Pietro) — Venice circa 1660. Small arched violins. Yellow varnish.
- 1660 to 1710 Vimercati, Paolo
VIMERCATI, PAOLO, Venice, 1660 to 1710.
- born 1663 Stanza, Giuseppe
Stanza, Giuseppe, b. 1663, in Venice. In 1681 was a pupil of Nicola Amati at Cremona.
- 1670 to 1740 Goffriller, Matteo
GOFFRILLER (Matteo) — Venice 1670-1740. This master, whose work is of a high standard, has not always been very careful in his choice of woods, …
- 1670 to 1680 Siciliano, Gioacchino
Siciliano, Gioacchino, son of Antonio Siciliano. Was working in Venice about 1680.
- 1670 to 1728 Tononi, Gio
Tononi, Gio., Venice—1670-1728.
- 1672 to 1703 Molinari, Antonio
MOLINARI, ANTONIO, Venice, 1672 to 1703.
- 1675 to 1730 Santo, Seraphino
SANTO (Seraphino) — Venice circa 1675-1730. This master's artistic work has much resemblance to that of Francesco Ruggieri or Niccolo Amati, …
- 1677 Amatis, Giambattista
Amatis, Giambattista. — Venedig. 1677
- 1677 Straub1), Michel II.
Straub1), Michel II. — Venedig, Innsbruck. 1677. 1680
- 1680 to 1720 Castro
CASTRO, Venice, 1680—1720. The wood is of good figure generally. The outline is defective; the middle bouts are too long to be proportionate. Sound-hole roughly worked. Varnish red, the quality of which is scarcely up to the Venetian standard.
- 1680 to 1720 Castro
CASTRO, ——, Venice, 1680 to 1720.
- 1680 to 1750 Serafino, Santo
Serafi'no, Santo, celebrated violin-maker at Venice, 1730-45. His instr.s, after models by Stainer and Amati, are very valuable; they bear the label "Sanctus Seraphin Utinensis fecit Venetijs, Anno 17—".—His nephew Gregorio worked about the same period. — trade term as printed: "violin-maker" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
- 1680 Straus, Michel
Straus, Michel. — Venedig. 1680.
- 1690 to 1715 Gobetti, Francesco (sometimes called Gobit)
GOBETTI, Francesco (sometimes called Gobit), Venice, 1690—1715. This is one of the little-known makers, a fact which may be attributed to the practice common some years …
- 1690 to 1960 Gofriller, Francesco
Gofriller, Francesco. — Venedig. Udine. 1690. 1740.
- 1690 Pietri, Pietro
Pietri, Pietro. — Venedig. 1690.
- 1695 to 1725 Farinato, P.
Farinato, P., Venice—1695-1725.
- 1695 to 1730 Farinato, Paolo
Farinato, Paolo. Worked in Venice about 1700-30. His instruments are not without merit, the pattern is elegant, of the school of Santo Serafino, and the varnish a yellow-red colour.
- 1695 to 1725 Farinato, Paul
FARINATO, Paul, Venice, 1695—1725.
- 1695 to 1760 Guarneri, Pietro(II)
Guarneri, Pietro(II).—Venedig. Geb. 14. April 1695 in Cremona, † nach 1760 in Venedig
- 1695 Guarnieri, Pietro
GUARNIERI (PIETRO). — Fils de Giuseppe Giov. Battista, né à Crémone le 14 avril 1695. Il travailla à Venise de 1725 à 1760. Il n'existe aucun autre détail connu sur la vie de Pietro Guarnieri, qui est souvent
- 1695 Mezzano, Frederico (Federigo)
Mezzano, Frederico (Federigo). — Venedig. 1695
- 1700 to 1747 Montagnana, D.
Montagnana, D., Cremona and Venice—1700-47.
- 1700 to 1740 Pandolfi, Antonio
Pandolfi, Antonio. A maker in Venice about 1700-20. His work is good and he used a yellow-brown varnish; a violin dated 1719 was exhibited at Milan in 1881.
- about 1700 Vimercatti, Paolo
VIMERCATTI (Paolo) — Venice circa 1700. Style of Tononi, whose pupil he was. Amati model. Finished workmanship. Yellow varnish. No 372.
- 1710 Erthel, Leopold
Erthel, Leopold. — Venedig. 1710
- 1710 to 1748 Santo, Serafino
SANTO (SERAFINO). — Né à Udine. Il travailla à Venise de 1710 à 1748. Belle lutherie, bois splendides, voûtes prononcées, main-d’œuvre très soignée, vernis superbe rouge brun sur fond ambré.
- 1715 to 1789 Bellosio, Anselmo
Bellosio, Anselmo. A maker in Venice about 1720-80. Pupil of Santo Serafino. He made good violoncellos, but as a rule his instruments are not so well made as those of his master. M. A. Cerin was a pupil of his. Label: "Anselmij Bellosij, fecit Venetiis, 17—."
- 1715 to 1720 Gobetti, F.
Gobetti, F., Venice—1690, 1715-20.
- 1719 Bodeni, Luigi (Aloysius)
Bodeni, Luigi (Aloysius). — Venedig. 1719
- 1720 to 1780 Belosio, Anselmo
BELOSIO, ANSELMO, Venice, 1720—1780. A pupil of Santo Serafino, but a mediocre worker. Dull, thicker varnish than his master's.
- 1720 Deconetti, Giov
Deconetti (Deconet), Giov. Battista. — Venedig. 1720. 1735.
- 1720 to 1740 Gofriller, F.
Gofriller, F., Venice—1720-40.
- 1720 to 1740 Gofriller, M.
Gofriller, M., Venice—1720-40.
- 1720 Novello, Marco
Novello, Marco. — Venedig. 1720
- 1721 to 1768 Tononi, Carlo (Antonio)
Tononi, Carlo (Antonio), Venice, 1721 to 1768.
- 1725 Montagnana, Dominico
MONTAGNANA, DOMINICO, Venezia, 1725. This excellent artiste made instruments generally of a large size, and used wood of a large and beautiful …
- 1728 to 1768 Tononi, C.
Tononi, C., Venice—1728-68.
- about 1730 Bellosio, Giovanni
BELLOSIO (Giovanni) — Venice circa 1730. This maker, less known than the one preceding, is thought to have worked with Montagnana.
- 1730 Gofriller, Antonio
Gofriller, Antonio. — Venedig. 1730.
- about 1730 Sanctus Seraphino, Venezia
SANCTUS SERAPHINO, Venezia, about 1730. An excellent workman, whose instruments possess almost the beautiful finish of Stradiuarius. He used handsome …
- 1733 Zanoli, Valentino (?)
Zanoli, Valentino (?). — Venedig. 1733.
- 1737 Molinari, Giuseppe
Molinari, Giuseppe. — Venedig. 1737. 1763.
- 1740 Bodio, Gennaro
Bodio, Gennaro. — Venedig. 1740
- 1740 to 1780 Busan, Domenico
BUSAN, DOMENICO, Vicenza, Venice, 1740 to 1780.
- about 1740 De Vitor, Pietro Paolo
DE VITOR, Pietro Paolo.—Venice, Brescia; about 1740. Made some large fiddles of Maggini pattern.
- 1742 to 1780 Deconet, Michele
DECONET, MICHELE.—Venice. Seems to have worked until after 1780. There are, or were not long ago, a certain number of spurious "Deconets" …
- 1742 Deconeti, M.
Deconeti, M., Venice—1742.
- died 1742 Gofriller, Matteo
Gofriller (Goffriler, auch Gafriller), Matteo. — Venedig. 1690. 1742
- 1742 Seraphin, Giorgio
Seraphin, Giorgio. — Venedig. 1742. 1747.
- about 1750 Deconet, Michel
DECONET (Michel) — Venice circa 1750 and Padua 1790. Probably a pupil of Montagana, this master sometimes followed Strad and Guarnerius. Generous brown red varnish. Arching a little accentuated. Make of value. No 146.
- 1750 Paganoni, Antonio
Paganoni, Antonio. Was working in Venice in the middle of the 18th century.
- about 1750 Tassini, Bartolomeo
TASSINI (Bartolomeo) — Venice circa 1750. The instruments by this little master have a gilt yellow varnish and recall the Testore.
- 1754 Tassini, Bartolommeo
Tassini, Bartolommeo. A maker in Venice in 1754. His instruments, similar to those of Testore, show fairly good work. Label: "Opus Bartholomei Tassini Venetia, 1754."
- 1757 Costa, P. A. dalla
Costa, P. A. dalla, Venice—1757.
- 1760 Barnia, Fedele
Barnia, Fedele. — Venedig. 1760. 1780.
- 1760 Barnia, Fidele
Barnia, Fidele, Venice, 1760. A Milanese trained maker, who was established in Venice. Fairly good, neat work, yellow varnish.
- 1762 Molinari, J.
Molinari, J., Venice—1762-3.
- 1765 Valonini, Zanoli (Gianolo?)
Valonini, Zanoli (Gianolo?). — Venedig. 1765. 1783
- about 1770 Busan, Dominicus
BUSAN (Dominicus) — Venice circa 1770. Nos 9-14.
- about 1770 Chiocchi, Antonio
CHIOCCHI (Antonio) — Venice circa 1770. Work of no great interest.
- 1770 Costa, Giovanni Battista
Costa, Giovanni Battista. — Venedig. 1770
- 1775 Corara, Giacomo
Corara, Giacomo. — Venedig. 1775.
- 1777 Luglioni, Giuseppe
LUGLIONI (LUGLONI), GIUSEPPE, Venice, 1777.
- 1777 to 1780 Lugloni, Giuseppe
Lugloni, Giuseppe. A maker in Venice in 1777.
- 1779 Deconer, M.
Deconer, M., Venice—1779.
- 1780 to 1793 Cerin, Marc Antonio
Cerin, Marc Antonio. A maker in Venice, 1780-93. Was a pupil of Anselmo Bellosio. Instruments are fairly well made; he used pale yellow
- 1780 Cerin, Marco Antonio
Cerin, Marco Antonio. — Venedig. 1780. 1824
- about 1780 Novelli, Pietro-Valentino
NOVELLI (Pietro-Valentino) — Venice circa 1780. Pupil o A. Belosio as shown on his label. On the whole, interesting make Good tone. No 347.
- 1780 to 1795 Novello, Marco Antonio
NOVELLO, MARCO ANTONIO, Venice, 1780 to 1795.
- 1781 to 1864 Indri, Antonio
Indri, Antonio. — Venedig. Geb. um 1781, † in Venedig am 25. Dez. 1864
- 1783 Ongaro, Ignazio
ONGARO, Ignazio. Venice, 1783.
- 1786 Cosetto, Giuseppe
Cosetto, Giuseppe. — Venedig. 1786
- 1790 to 1832 Bodio, Giambattista
Bodio, Giambattista. A maker in Venice about 1792 to 1832. The few instruments known show nicely finished
- 1790 Ciochi, Antonio
Ciochi (Ciocchi), Antonio. — Venedig. 1790.
- 1790 to 1800 Novello, Pietro Valentino
NOVELLO, PIETRO VALENTINO, Venice, 1790 to 1800.
- 1791 Ghirardi, Giovanni Battista
Ghirardi, Giovanni Battista. — Venedig. 1791
- 1793 Cerin, M. A.
Cerin, M. A., Venice—1793.
- 1797 Cornelli, Giorgio
Cornelli, Giorgio. — Venedig. 1797
Some names appear twice under different spellings. Each is one book's spelling.