Bergamo School
Francesco Linarol
Bergamo, b. c.1516
1520-1563 Venice Italy. Fine six-string viol in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Distinctive head (flat-sided with incised volute and triple flute around the pegbox) and front made from flat board with the arch provided by shaped transverse bars on the interior. Franciscus Linarolus Bergomensis\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
LINAROL, Francesco Born circa. 1516 Bergamo, Worked circa. 1520-1563 Venice Italy. Fine six-string viol in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Distinctive head (flat-sided with incised volute and triple flute around the pegbox) and front made from flat board with the arch provided by shaped transverse bars on the interior. Franciscus Linarolus Bergomensis / Venetiis faciebat
Cecie Stainer+
The first maker in the family. Worked in Bergamo, later in Venice. A tenor-viol was labelled ” Franciscus Linarolus Bergomensis Venetii faciebat.” Was probably the maker of an “accordo” dated 1514, beautifully made, the back inlaid with tortoiseshell.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Stammte aus Bergamo und siedelte später nach Venedig über, wo er in der ersten Hälfte des 16. Jahrhunderts als Streichinstrumentenmacher lebte.
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Ventura Linarol Son