Instruments

Replicas

Violin

High Baroque

Violin High Baroque

Maker

Date

Provenance

Body length

Built

In

Matteo Goffriller (1659–1742)ca. 1735Venice
35.9 cm

Neck length

Stop length

Vibrating String length

12.7 cm19.4 cm32.4 cm
Matteo Goffriller Violine Hochbarock Venedig Ca 1735, Vorderseite

The prototype instrument is housed in the “Collezione Artemio Versari,” a private collection on public display at the Church of San Maurizio in Venice. It is not in its original condition but has been adapted to modern playing practices, resulting in the loss of the original neck and some components. With a body length of 35.9 cm, it is one of Goffriller’s larger models.