Guitar Heroes: Legendary Craftsmen from Italy to New York
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 68 | NUMBER 3

Guitar Heroes: Legendary Craftsmen from Italy to New York
[adapted from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 68, no. 3 (Winter, 2011)]

Dobney, Jayson Kerr
2011
48 pages
80 illustrations
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Guitar Heroes: Legendary Craftsman From Italy to New York

Appendix: Collecting Fine Italian Violins At the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Archlute, David Tecchler  Austrian, active Italy, Spruce, ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, Italian
David Tecchler
ca. 1725
ex "Kurtz" Violin, Andrea Amati  Italian, Spruce, maple, ebony, paint, gilding, Italian (Cremona)
Andrea Amati
ca. 1560
Guitar, Giacomo (Jacob) Ertel  German, Spruce, ebony, fruitwood, bone, ivory, mother-of-pearl, parchment, Italian
Giacomo (Jacob) Ertel
late 17th century
Mandolin, Angelo Mannello  American, born Italy, Spruce, maple, tortoiseshell, ivory, mother-of-pearl, metal, American
Angelo Mannello
1900
Mandolin, Angelo Mannello  American, born Italy, Spruce, tortoiseshell, ivory, nickel-silver, metal,, American
Angelo Mannello
ca. 1900
Mandolira, Nicòla Turturro  American, born Italy, Spruce, mahogany, rosewood, tortoiseshell, metal, various materials, American
Nicòla Turturro
ca. 1905

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Dobney, Jayson Kerr. 2011. Guitar Heroes: Legendary Craftsmen from Italy to New York. New York : New Haven: Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Yale University Press.