Bartolomeo Giuseppe "del Gesù" Guarneri (, , ; 21 August 1698 – 17 October 1744) was an Italian

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from the

Guarneri The Guarneri (, , ), often referred to in the Latinized form Guarnerius, is the family name of a group of distinguished luthiers from Cremona in Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries, whose standing is considered comparable to those of the Amati ...

family of

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. He rivals

Antonio Stradivari Antonio Stradivari (, also , ; – 18 December 1737) was an Italian luthier and a craftsman of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps. The Latinisation of names, Latinized form of his surname, ''Stradivarius'', a ...

(1644–1737) with regard to the respect and reverence accorded his instruments, and for many prominent players and collectors his instruments are the most coveted of all. Instruments made by Guarneri are often referred to as ''Del Gesùs''. Guarneri is known as ''del Gesù'' (literally "of Jesus") because his labels after 1731 incorporated the ''

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'',

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(''iota-eta-sigma'') and a

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. His instruments diverged significantly from family tradition, becoming uniquely his own style. They are considered equal in quality to those of Stradivari, and claimed by some to be superior. Guarneri's violins often have a darker, more robust, and more sonorous tone than Stradivari's. Fewer than 200 of Guarneri's instruments survive. They are all violins, although one cello bearing his father's label, dated 1731, seems to have been completed by del Gesù. The quality and scarcity of his instruments have resulted in sale prices in excess of $10 million USD. An

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has been named 19185 Guarneri in his honour.

Violin maker

The most illustrious member of the house of Guarneri, Bartolomeo was the son of Giuseppe Giovanni Battista, thus the grandson of

Andrea Guarneri Andrea Guarneri (1626, in Casalbuttano; 1698, in Cremona) was an Italian luthier, musician and founder of the Casa Guarneri. He is the most important student of Nicola Amati and grandfather of one of the best luthiers, Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guar ...

, both noted violin makers themselves. Andrea learned his trade as an apprentice of

Nicolò Amati Nicola Amati, Nicolò Amati or Nicolao Amati (, ; 3 September 1596 – 12 April 1684) was an Italians, Italian master luthier from Cremona, Italy. Amati is one of the most well-known luthiers from the Amati, Casa Amati (House of Amati). He was t ...

, to whom Stradivari was also apprenticed. Undoubtedly, Giuseppe learned the craft of violinmaking in his father's shop. Giuseppe Guarneri's style has been widely copied by luthiers since the 19th century. Guarneri's career is a great contrast to that of Stradivari, who was stylistically consistent, very careful about craftsmanship and finish, and evolved the design of his instruments in a deliberate way over seven decades. Guarneri's career was short, from the late 1720s until his death in 1744. Initially he was thought to be a man of restless creativity, judging by his constant experimentation with f-holes, arching, thicknesses of the top and back and other design details. However, what has become clear is that, like other members of his family, he was so commercially overshadowed by his illustrious and business-savvy neighbor, Antonio Stradivari, that he was unable to command prices commensurate with his rival, hence needed to make more instruments and work hastily. Indeed, two of the five violin makers of the Guarneri family, the two Pietros—of different generations—left Cremona, the first for Mantua, the second for Venice, apparently because business prospects in Cremona were so stunted by the presence of Stradivari. From the 1720s until about 1737, Guarneri's work is quick and accurate, although he was not overly concerned with quality of finish. However, from the late 1730s until his death, his work shows increasing haste and lack of patience with the time needed to achieve a high quality finish. Some of his late violins from circa 1742 to 1744 have scrolls that can be crudely carved, the

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hastily inserted, the f-holes unsymmetrical and jagged. Nonetheless, many of these late violins, in spite of the seeming haste and carelessness of their construction, possess a glorious tone and have been much coveted by soloists. His output falls off rather dramatically in the late 1730s, and the eccentricity of the works following that period gave rise to the romantic notion that he had been imprisoned for killing a rival violin maker (actually it was one of the Lavazza brothers in Milan to whom this occurred), and even the unlikely fiction that he made violins in prison. Such stories were invented during the nineteenth century and were repeated by the biographers of the Guarneri family, the

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, in their 1931 work; while the Hills did not take them at face-value, it did feed into their idea that Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù must have been temperamental and mercurial, rather than simply overworked and commercially unsuccessful. More recent data shows that business was so bad during the later period of his life that he had to relegate violin-making to the sideline and earn his living as an innkeeper (refuting the "prison" myth). It has also become known that some of the violins emanating from his shop and bearing his label were actually the work of his German wife, Catarina Guarneri, who apparently returned to Germany after her husband's death in 1744. While every other member of his family, the Stradivari family, Nicolò Amati, and a peculiarly large number of makers, lived long lives—Stradivari living and working to age 93—Guarneri died at only 46. There is thus the possibility that the odd qualities of finish in his later instruments—ironically, those most highly prized and expensive—were due not only to stress and haste but also to encroaching illness. It is also worth noting that the tone of both Stradivari and Guarneri did not come into their own until late in the 18th century, that the high-built instruments of Amati and

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were the only ones prized during the 18th century. While it is true that players, then as now, preferred old instruments, Stradivari made one of the handsomest livings of all violin makers during his lifetime. It is also customary to conflate Stradivari and Guarneri in this regard, but even the Hills hinted that such was not the case in their styles, the Guarneri always bearing traces of Amati, and even Stainer, the latter Stradivari "would have none of." Moreover, Guarneri's instruments were recognized by a world-class soloist three decades before Stradivari's were likewise championed; by the 1750s,

Gaetano Pugnani Gaetano Pugnani (27 November 1731 – 15 July 1798, full name: Giulio Gaetano Gerolamo Pugnani) was an Italian composer and violinist. Biography Gaetano Pugnani was born in 1731 in Turin, the city where he spent most of his life, son of Giov ...

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, have used Guarneri del Gesù violins at one point in their career or even exclusively. Virtuoso Niccolò Paganini's favorite violin, '' Il Cannone Guarnerius'' of 1743, and the '' Lord Wilton'' of 1742, once owned by

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, are del Gesù instruments. In addition, the '' Vieuxtemps Guarneri''—once owned by

—was sold in 2013 close to its asking price of $18 million USD, making it the most expensive instrument in the world. Jascha Heifetz owned a c. 1740 Guarneri del Gesù from the 1920s until his death in 1987. It was his favorite instrument, even though he owned several Stradivarius. One of Norwegian virtuoso

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's favorite instrument was the del Gesù violin of 1744 named after Bull, which is also believed to be the last work of Guarneri del Gesù.

Instrument list

''(From the Cozio Archive)'' *Billotet-Guilet, c. 1715–22, Cozio 40680 *Titan, Möller, Moskowsky, c. 1715–22, Cozio 61284 *Folinari, c. 1715–22, Cozio 32443 *Rappoldi, Campbell, c. 1715–22, Cozio 49179 *Marteau Habisreuthinger, c.1715–22, Cozio 45112 *Frank, Sin, Tonhalle, c. 1715–22, Cozio 44918 *Chang, 1717, purchased by

from

. This violin does not appear in the Cozio Archive list for Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri "del Gesù" at Tarisio.com. *Milstein, Herrmann, Moennig, c. 1722–26, Cozio 49611 *NY Philharmonic, c. 1722–26, Cozio 45560 *Möller, Samsung, c. 1722–26, Cozio 41155 *Count de Vière-Cheremetieff, Balokovic, c. 1725–29, Cozio 43700 *Zimmermann, Aerson, c. 1725–29, Cozio 44520 *Prnjat 1726, now in the RTCG *Colin, Kogan, 1726, Cozio 40682 *Lord Red, 1727, Cozio 40361 *Dancla, Serato, c. 1726–29, Cozio 40409 *Milstein, Nathan, 1727, Cozio (previously listed) *Robberechts (Robrecht), 1728, Cozio 44054 *Corti, Tolstopiatow, Lvoff, c. 1728, Cozio 42441 *Kubelik, von Vecsey, c. 1728, Cozio 71858, used by Alexandra Conunova *'Lady Stretton', 1728–29, Cozio 40126 used by Albert Stern and

*Cobbett, Downs, c. 1729, Cozio 60188 *Baron Heath, 1729, Cozio 42986 *Briggs, 1730, Cozio 61283 *Baron Vitta, c. 1730, Cozio 40391 *David, Payne, c. 1730, Cozio 40388 *Pluvié, Champonay, Kahn, c. 1730, Cozio 40392 *Lord Shaftsbury, c. 1730–31, Cozio 47533 *Castelbarco-Tarisio, c. 1732, Cozio 43676, now in collection at the

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with this violin. *'The Cathedral',

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, 1731. In 2008, after a competition organized by the Romanian Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs and the Romanian National Museum "George Enescu", the violin has been entrusted to violinist Gabriel Croitoru and is again played in concerts. *Messeas (Cello), 1731, Cozio 40385 *Baltic, 1731, Cozio 40410 *Sorkin, Mischakoff, 1731, Cozio 42178 *Marteau, Habisreuthinger, 1731, Cozio 45112, owned by

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, then Gérard Poulet and used by Maxim Vengerov. *Huberman, 1731, used by

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, on lifetime loan from the Hayashibara Foundation *Stanley Goodman, c. 1731, Cozio 41968 *Geneva, Turettini, c. 1731, Cozio 47740 *Lo Stauffer, Zukerman, c. 1731, Cozio 40803 *Gibson, Huberman, 1731, Cozio 40406 *Armingaud/Fernández Blanco, 1732, on display at Mueso de Arte Hispanoamericano "Isaac Fernández Blanco", Buenos Aires, Argentina *Ferni, 1732, Cozio 47698 *Adolphe Sax, 1732, now in the Paris Conservatory of Music *Posselt, Phillip, 1732, owned by Ruth Posselt, now in a private collection *Mayseder, 1732, Cozio 42355 *Kreisler, Nachez, 1732, Cozio 40549 *Balokovic, Haupt, 1732, Cozio 40397 *Pixis, 1732, Cozio 43699 *Smith, Briggs, c. 1732, Cozio 40381 *Rode, von Heyder, c. 1732, Cozio 40389 *Jean Becker, 1732, Cozio 43270 *Gillot, Lord Dunmore, c. 1732, Cozio 40395 *Dittrich, c. 1732, Cozio 40218 *Plotenyi, Remenyi, 1732, Cozio 40394 *Parlow,

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, 1732, Cozio 41966 *Fritz Kreisler, 1733, Cozio 40400, given to Library of Congress in 1952 *Lafont-Siskovsky, 1733, Cozio 40399 *Consolo, 1733, Cozio 44397 *1733, Cozio 47475 *Soil, 1733, Cozio 42723 *Hämmerle, 1733, Cozio 43920 *Prince Doria, 1733–34, Cozio 46922, acquired by the Doria Family from Jacquot of Paris in 1860 *Haddock, 1734, Cozio 40411 *Spagnoletti, 1734, Cozio 46715 *Rode, 1734, Cozio 40404 *Heberlein, le Guillet, 1734, Cozio 49613 *Pugnani, 1734, Cozio 40402 *Ferni, duc de Camposelice, 1734, Cozio 43826 *1734, Cozio 61313 *Hart, Kreisler, c. 1734, Cozio 40551 *Lo Stauffer, 1734, displayed by the City of Cremona *Plowden, 1735, Cozio 40418 *Sennhauser, 1735, Cozio 40089 *David, 1735, Cozio 40618 *Parlow, Viotti, 1735, Cozio 40420 *Ladenburg, Odnoposoff, 1735, Cozio 40121 *Antoncich, Ward, 1735, Cozio 40450 *Chardon (Small Violin), 1735, Cozio 40421 *'The King', 1735, Cozio 40407, now in the

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*Kubelik, Ferni, 1735, Cozio 40419, used by Kyung-Wha Chung *Ladenburg, 1735, played by

*Mary Portman, 1735, Cozio 40088, on loan to Ben Beilman (from Clement and Karen Arrison through the Stradivari Society of Chicago) *d'Egville, Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, Menuhin, 1735, Cozio 40417. Now in collection of David L. Fulton.Violins! Violins! Violins! Violins! Violins!
Dr David L. Fulton *Wieniawski, 1736, Cozio 43840 *Muntz, Bustabo, 1736, Cozio 49615 *Count Cessol, 1736, Cozio 40422 *Pollitzer, Koessler, 1736, Cozio 43519 *Lafont, c. 1736, Cozio 41035 *Paulsen, 1737, Cozio 47249 *Joachim, 1737, Cozio 40412 *Zimbalist, 1737, Cozio 48357 *'King Joseph', 1737, Cozio 40213, reportedly the first Guarnerius del Gesù to go to America in 1868, now in collection of David L. Fulton * Lipinski, 1737, owned by Daniel Hope *Isaac Stern, Panette, Balatre, 1737, Cozio 40214. Once in the collection of David L. Fulton, now owned by a banking institution in Lugano, and used by

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*Fountaine, 1738, Cozio 47065 *Kemp, Emperor, 1738, Cozio 40426. Now in collection of David L. Fulton. *Haas, Soriano, 1738, Cozio 45258 *Adam, Wurlitzer, 1738, Cozio 40425, played by

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*Maggio, Huberman, 1738, Cozio 66000 *Baron Gutmann, Baron Knoop, c. 1738, Cozio 42440 *Kortschak, Wurlitzer, Hammig, Spanish Joseph, 1739, Cozio 40428 *Museum, 1739, Cozio 43701 *Ebersholt, Menuhin, 1739, Cozio 40595, in collection of

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*Beare, Steinhardt, 1739, Cozio 49617 *Bower, Druian, 1739, Cozio 44345 *1739, Cozio 61377. Now in private collection of an anonymous German and lent to

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. *Lutti, Senn, 1740, Cozio 40430 *Fountaine (Small Violin), 1740, Cozio 4327 *Ysaÿe, 1740, Cozio 40064, used by Isaac Stern, now belonging to

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*David, 1740, used by Jascha Heifetz, now in the San Francisco Legion of Honor Museum *Casadesus, c. 1740, Cozio 48178 *Pestel, Menuhin, c. 1740, Cozio 49624 *Rebner, Bonjour, c. 1740, Cozio 40432 *Heifetz, David, c. 1740, Cozio 40097 *Baron d'Erlanger, c. 1740–41, Cozio 45387 *Kochánski, 1741, Cozio 42807, used by Aaron Rosand, sold for about $10 million in 2009 *Carrodus, 1741, Cozio 40255 *Henry Holst, 1741, Cozio 44998 *Playfair, 1741, Cozio 50382 *1741, Cozio 49618 *Doubleday, Duvette, 1741 (in Ingles & Hayday catalogue) * Vieuxtemps, 1741, called the "Mona Lisa" of violins, Cozio 40433. Owned by a private collector who bequeathed lifetime use of the instrument for performances to violinist

. *Vieuxtemps, Wilmotte, c. 1741, Cozio 50024 *Duc de Camposelice, c. 1741, Cozio 40548 *c. 1741 "Titan," on loan to Canadian-American violinist

* Lipinski, c. 1742, Cozio 40424 *Moser, 1742, Hamma & Co. Cozio 48180 *Wieniawski, 1742, Cozio 40090, on loan to Taiwanese-American violinist Paul Huang (2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient) through the Stradivari Society. *Donaldson, McAllister, Sorobin, c. 1742, Cozio 40429 *Segelman, 1742, Cozio 40623 *Tellefsen, 1742, Cozio 40403 *Dragonetti, Walton, 1742, Cozio 43830 *Benno Rabinof, 1742, Cozio 55051 *Alard, 1742, Cozio 40444, now in Cité de la Musique, Paris * Lord Wilton, 1742, Cozio 40256, used by Yehudi Menuhin, now in collection of David L. Fulton *Dushkin, 1742, Cozio 40446, used by

*Soldat, 1742, Cozio 40445, used by

* Brusilow, 1743, Cozio 49626 *Spalding, 1743, Cozio 45063 *Sauret, 1743, Cozio 40253 *Burmester, Kanarievogel, Hammerle, 1743, Cozio 42987 *Baron Heath, 1743, Cozio 43582 * Il Cannone, 1743, Cozio 40130, used by

, now in the City Hall of Genoa * Carrodus, Hottinger, 1743, Cozio 40447, used by

. *Leduc, c. 1744, Cozio 40448, used by

, since 2019 played by

*Sainton, Betti, c. 1744, Cozio 40434 *Doyen, 1744, Cozio 40436, currently held by Henry Ford Foundation *Edith Lorand, Columbus, Terminator, 1744, Cozio 49625 *Prince of Orange, Wald, Hoffmann, 1744, Cozio 42581, displayed by the Prague National Museum *Lord Coke, 1744, Cozio 40415 *de Bériot, 1744, Cozio 43991 *Cariplo, Hennel, Rosé, 1744, used by

Arthur Grumiaux Baron Arthur Grumiaux (; 21 March 1921 – 16 October 1986) was a Belgian violinist, considered by some to have been "one of the few truly great violin virtuosi of the twentieth century". He has been noted for having a "consistently beautiful t ...

Cozio 41962 *

, 1744, Cozio 40453, now in collection at the

, acquired in 1992. In catalogue of Ingles & Hayday and Artes-Violins, Milano, 2010. One of Ole Bull's favorite violins, it is also believed to be the last work of Guarneri del Gesù.

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