Author:Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù

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Year：1733

Size:Length:35.5 x Width:20.1 (cm)

Introduction：Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù was the third-generation from one of the three main Cremonese luthiers’ families. Some people think he was the greatest luthier after Stradivarius.

This violin is one of the most representative works from his prime years. Carving traces are clearly visible on the head scroll, so the style is quite rough. However, the back uses two pieces of beautifully grained maple. In his works Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù strove for excellent performance quality, a bright, beautiful sound, and magnificently strong volume. The famous French violinist Charles Philippe Lafont once owned this instrument and played it in a competition against the Italian master Niccolò Paganini. Paganini also held the tonal quality of del Gesù violins in high esteem. Around 100 years after Lafont, this violin was the collection of the Czech-American violinist Jaroslav Siskovsky for more than 30 years. That is how this violin came to be known as the “Lafont-Siskovsky”

Accession Number:0004386

Place of Orgin：Cremona, Italy