{"id":23498,"date":"2024-11-06T16:18:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T15:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/collezione-stauffer\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T12:48:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T11:48:16","slug":"stauffer-collection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/stauffer-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Stauffer Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

The Stauffer Foundation has a collection of musical instruments of extraordinary value.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

These masterpieces are the most representative of the tradition and the excellence of Cremonese violin making<\/strong>: the \u201cStauffer\u201d\u00a0violin<\/strong>\u00a0by Bartolomeo\u00a0Guarneri del Ges\u00f9<\/strong>\u00a0from 1734, the\u00a0Enrico Ceruti violin<\/strong>\u00a0from 1868, the \u201cStauffer\u201d\u00a0viola<\/strong>\u00a0by Andrea\u00a0Amati<\/strong>\u00a0from 1615, and the \u201cStauffer \u2013 ex Cristiani\u201d\u00a0cello<\/strong>\u00a0by Antonio\u00a0Stradivari<\/strong> from 1700.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The four instruments are on loan to the\u00a0\u201cAntonio Stradivari\u201d Violin Museum<\/strong>\u00a0in Cremona, of which the Stauffer Foundation is a founding member, one of the most\u00a0important museums<\/strong>\u00a0in the world dedicated to the art of\u00a0violin making<\/strong>, an\u00a0UNESCO intangible cultural heritage<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Discover the Stauffer collection on Google Arts & Culture<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiscover more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Giuseppe Guarneri del Ges\u00f9
\nViolin, 1734<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

It is a well-preserved violin, attributable to the second period of the Cremonese master’s production.
From 1972 to 1977 the violinist Pinchas Zukerman used it for concerts and recordings.
The back is in one piece of radial cut maple. The table, made of red fir, has medium-sized grain.
The paint is orange-yellow on a golden background.
It was acquired by the Foundation in 1980.<\/p>

LABEL<\/b>
Joseph Guarnerius fecit Cremona, anno 1734<\/p>

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
<\/b>John and Arthur Beare London, 24 April 1980<\/p>

MEASURES<\/b>
Total length = 583
Length of the vibrating string = 325
Diapason = 191.5<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Enrico Ceruti
\nViolin, 1868<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

The violin is original in all its parts, including the label. The state of conservation is excellent. A particularly interesting detail is the setting of the handle not yet fitted into the upper block.
The back is made of two pieces of tangentially cut maple. The spruce board has grain of variable width. The paint is an orange color with a golden brown undertone.
It was acquired by the Foundation in 2003.<\/p>

LABEL<\/b>
Enricus Ceruti fecit Cremonae anno 1868<\/p>

MEASURES<\/b>
Total length = 580
Vibrating string length = 324
Diapason = 194<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Antonio and Gerolamo Amati
\nViola, 1615<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

It is one of the very first examples of an alto viola, more manageable than the tenor viola. It is finely crafted and in an excellent state of preservation. Equipped with a wide sound, it has a remarkable balance between the four strings. The back is in one piece of radial cut maple. The table, made of spruce, has a well-defined grain. The paint, all in its original state, is a beautiful golden brown colour. It was acquired by the Foundation in 1996.<\/p>

LABEL<\/b>
Antonius & Hieronymus Br. Amati Cremonen. Andre\u00e6 fil. F. 1615<\/p>

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
<\/b>W. E. Hill & Sons London 19 December 1962<\/p>

MEASURES<\/b>
Total length = 668
Vibrating string length = 376
Diapason = 225<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Antonio Stradivari
\nCello, 1700<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

The peculiarity of this cello, exceptionally well preserved, is that it serves as a junction between the larger form, in use up until that time, and the form B (smaller), much easier for the performer.<\/p>

It is a well-balanced and powerful instrument. The back is made up of two pieces of maple, cut radially. The belly, of spruce, is in two symmetrical pieces. The varnish is a beautiful brownish-red colour over a golden ground layer.<\/p>

It was acquired by the Foundation in 2005.<\/p>

LABEL<\/strong>
Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1700<\/p>

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY<\/strong>
W. E. Hill & Sons London April 1936 \/ John & Arthur Beare 8 November 2005<\/p>

MEASURES<\/strong>
Total length = 1235
Vibrating string length = 705
Diapason = 417<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Stauffer Foundation has a collection of musical instruments of extraordinary value. These masterpieces are the most representative of the tradition and the excellence of Cremonese violin making: the \u201cStauffer\u201d\u00a0violin\u00a0by Bartolomeo\u00a0Guarneri del Ges\u00f9\u00a0from 1734, the\u00a0Enrico Ceruti violin\u00a0from 1868, the \u201cStauffer\u201d\u00a0viola\u00a0by Andrea\u00a0Amati\u00a0from 1615, and the \u201cStauffer \u2013 ex Cristiani\u201d\u00a0cello\u00a0by Antonio\u00a0Stradivari from 1700. The four instruments are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23497,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"collection.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23498","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"Stauffer Collection - Fondazione Stauffer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Stauffer Foundation owns a quartet of historically significant instruments, masterpieces of classical Cremonese school: discover them here.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/stauffer-collection\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Stauffer Collection - Fondazione Stauffer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Stauffer Foundation owns a quartet of historically significant instruments, masterpieces of classical Cremonese school: discover them here.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/stauffer-collection\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fondazione Stauffer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-20T11:48:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/collezione-stauffer-vetrine.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1980\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1307\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.stauffer.org\\\/en\\\/stauffer-collection\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.stauffer.org\\\/en\\\/stauffer-collection\\\/\",\"name\":\"Stauffer Collection - Fondazione Stauffer\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.stauffer.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.stauffer.org\\\/en\\\/stauffer-collection\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.stauffer.org\\\/en\\\/stauffer-collection\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.stauffer.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/collezione-stauffer-vetrine.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-06T15:18:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-20T11:48:16+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Stauffer Foundation owns a quartet of historically significant instruments, masterpieces of classical Cremonese school: discover them here.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.stauffer.org\\\/en\\\/stauffer-collection\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.stauffer.org\\\/en\\\/stauffer-collection\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.stauffer.org\\\/en\\\/stauffer-collection\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.stauffer.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/collezione-stauffer-vetrine.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.stauffer.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/collezione-stauffer-vetrine.jpg\",\"width\":1980,\"height\":1307},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.stauffer.org\\\/en\\\/stauffer-collection\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.stauffer.org\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Stauffer Collection\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.stauffer.org\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.stauffer.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Fondazione Stauffer\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.stauffer.org\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Stauffer Collection - Fondazione Stauffer","description":"The Stauffer Foundation owns a quartet of historically significant instruments, masterpieces of classical Cremonese school: discover them here.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/stauffer-collection\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Stauffer Collection - Fondazione Stauffer","og_description":"The Stauffer Foundation owns a quartet of historically significant instruments, masterpieces of classical Cremonese school: discover them here.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/stauffer-collection\/","og_site_name":"Fondazione Stauffer","article_modified_time":"2025-02-20T11:48:16+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1980,"height":1307,"url":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/collezione-stauffer-vetrine.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/stauffer-collection\/","url":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/stauffer-collection\/","name":"Stauffer Collection - Fondazione Stauffer","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/stauffer-collection\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/stauffer-collection\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/collezione-stauffer-vetrine.jpg","datePublished":"2024-11-06T15:18:05+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-20T11:48:16+00:00","description":"The Stauffer Foundation owns a quartet of historically significant instruments, masterpieces of classical Cremonese school: discover them here.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/stauffer-collection\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/stauffer-collection\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/stauffer-collection\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/collezione-stauffer-vetrine.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/collezione-stauffer-vetrine.jpg","width":1980,"height":1307},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/stauffer-collection\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Stauffer Collection"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/","name":"Fondazione Stauffer","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23498"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27280,"href":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23498\/revisions\/27280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}