"Antonio Stradivari" by Horace Petherick is a biography that examines the life and work of the famous violin maker, Antonio Stradivari. The book looks at Stradivari's journey, beginning with his birth in Cremona and his training with Nicolas Amati, a well-known name in violin making. It highlights Stradivari's early challenges and his careful, step-by-step method of improving his violin designs. The account underscores that Stradivari's first creations showed his dedication to getting better, not necessarily a groundbreaking style. Petherick paints a picture of Stradivari as a hardworking artisan who, while learning from Amati, slowly developed his own unique style and prepared to make his mark as a distinctive violin maker.
Antonio Stradivari
By Horace Petherick
Witness the transformation of a young apprentice into a legendary craftsman as this narrative unveils the dedication and evolution behind the world's most celebrated violins.
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About the AuthorHorace William Petherick (1839-1919) was an artist and illustrator, a violin connoisseur, and a writer. As an artist, four of his works are in public collections in the UK; as an illustrator, he illustrated over 100 books, some of which are still in print, and his work can be found in digital collections at the British Library, the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books, and the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature; as a violin connoisseur, he owned both a Stradivarius and a del Gesù; and as an author, three of his books are still in print.
Horace William Petherick (1839-1919) was an artist and illustrator, a violin connoisseur, and a writer. As an artist, four of his works are in public collections in the UK; as an illustrator, he illustrated over 100 books, some of which are still in print, and his work can be found in digital collections at the British Library, the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books, and the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature; as a violin connoisseur, he owned both a Stradivarius and a del Gesù; and as an author, three of his books are still in print.
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