1628 - Viola "Bernardi"

The belly is two-piece of spruce of medium grain, with a painted decoration in lieu of purflings. The back is two-piece of maple of small curl, descending to the right, painted with a coat of arms in the center and, in the upper bout, the image of St. John the Baptist carrying the mystical lamb. On the ribs are the inscriptions: "Ecce Agnus Dei" and "Giulia Maria Bernardi".

 

  • 1628, Cremona
  • Toby Hoffman
  • Queen Victoria 1872; W.E. Hill & Sons 1980; Toby Hoffman 1980/91
  • It had been played by W. H. Hann in 1897
  • It is supposed to have been extended after 1910.
  • Queen Victoria 1872; W.E. Hill & Sons 1980; Toby Hoffman 1980/91
  • 1872, London: Special Exhibition at South Kensington; 1885, London: International Inventions' Exhibition
  • Engel 1872; Heron-Allen 1895; Polonaski 1897; S. a. 1904 (II); Haweis 1910
creato:lunedì 18 marzo 2013
modificato:sabato 5 agosto 2017