Brescia School
Francesco Bertolotti
Brescia, 1565–1614
Son and pupil of Gasparo da Salò, below. Assisted his father and was joined in 1598 by Gio. Paolo Maggini, who rather overshadowed him. After Gasparo’s death in 1609, he continued to work for a short time with Maggini in the family workshop, but seems to have lost interest in instrument making, devo\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | 43.5 cm 15-- | March 1980 | £13,689 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
BERTOLOTTI, Francesco Born 1565, died 1614 Brescia Italy. Son and pupil of Gasparo da Salò, below. Assisted his father and was joined in 1598 by Gio. Paolo Maggini, who rather overshadowed him. After Gasparo’s death in 1609, he continued to work for a short time with Maggini in the family workshop, but seems to have lost interest in instrument making, devoting most of his time to the managing of the family estates for the remainder of his life. Very little work is attributed to him directly; one lira da gamba in the Cologne Musikhistorisches Museum bears a dated label of 1612. A fine Brescian back attached to a composite viola carries what appears to be an authentic label, although barely legible: E. Francesco q. Gaspar da Salo / fece in Brescia [Brescia catalogue 2008]
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
vermuthen, dass er nach dem Tode seines Vaters seine Kunst nicht mehr ausgeübt
hat; vielleicht hat er das Geschäft an Giovan P. Maggini, der ja der Nachfolger
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Working in Brescia at the same time
Andrea Lassigner worked 1600
Battista Doneda 1530–1610
Gasparo Bertolotti 1540–1609
Giovanni Paolo Maggini 1580–1632
Giovita Rodiani (Rudiani) 1541–1625
Jacopo De Lafranchini worked 1614