Joseph Guarneri

Joseph Guarnerius Filius Andreae, whose full name was Guiseppe Giovan Battista, was the second son and a student of Andrea Guarneri. He worked in Cremona, was born in 1666 and died in 1739.

He was also known as the King of Varnish because the red to gold-brown varnish that he produced was of a particular transparency and beauty.

The original is in the possession of Prof. Wolfang Boettcher. The work on these pages is still in progress!

Here are the measurements:

Belly length: 73,2 cm

Width above: 35,3 cm

Middle: 24,3 cm

Below: 43,3 cm

A facsimile of the cello

Belly, Josef Guarneri Kopie

Back, Josef Guarneri

Detail of the back

The scroll

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