Milan School
Francesco Milani
Milan, worked 1740–1760
Cited by Valdrighi and subsequent writers, although no confirmatory evidence of his work or existence has emerged. All follow the same description of a small Stradivari model with red-brown varnish and fine materials. — John Dilworth
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
MILANI, Francesco Worked circa. 1740-1760 Milan Italy. Cited by Valdrighi and subsequent writers, although no confirmatory evidence of his work or existence has emerged. All follow the same description of a small Stradivari model with red-brown varnish and fine materials.
Cecie Stainer+
A maker in Milan about 1740-60. Said to have been a pupil of Lorenzo Guadagnini, he followed a similar pattern in his work.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Schüler von Lorenzo Guadagnini. Einer der sorgfältigsten Nachahmer Stradivari’s unter den Mailändern.
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