The instrument was made in 1731 by Giuseppe Guarneri “del Gesù,” who is considered one of the best violin makers of all time. The other is a name that is more familiar to classical music ...

The Baltic was handmade circa 1731 by master luthier Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, according to auction house Tarisio.For the unversed, the Guarneris were one of the three great violin-making ...

Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù was only 32 when he made the violin i n 1731, breaking with practices established by his grandfather, father, and uncle.

The instrument, circa 1731, is one of only about 150 known violins handmade by Italian master Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, one of the three great violin-making families in Cremona, Italy.

When a Guarneri “del Gesù” violin known as the “Baltic” hits the auction block at Tarisio on March 15-16, bidders won’t be vying over its sound alone. “The Baltic is not just an ...

Only about 200 of the instruments made by violin maker Giuseppe Guarneri, who lived from 1698 to 1744, are still left in the world, which drives up the prices.

Crafted by master luthier Giuseppe Guarneri in 1743, the instrument is now one of the most famous and valuable of its kind, having been insured for €30 million (around £25 million) for its recent trip ...

Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri (1698–1744), known as Guarneri del Gesu, was also based in Cremona. Both makers are thought to have sourced wood from the same area, which a recent study suggests ...

Yet the absolute preeminence of the violins of Stradivari and Guarneri has occasionally been challenged. A 2014 study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed ...

The instrument was made in 1741 by the Italian luthier Giuseppe Guarneri — known by his nickname del Gesù. Deceptive Cadence The Soul Of The World's Most Expensive Violin ...