Giovanni Battista Grancino

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Giovanni Battista Grancino I (* 1637 in Milan ; † June 3, 1709 ibid) was an Italian violin maker from the Milan School. He was considered the most important violin maker in the family and the most important violin maker in Milan before the Guadagninis .

life and work

His father Andrea and his grandfather Francesco were probably already violin makers. Many of the early instruments of the Grancino family come either from Giovanni Battista or his brother Francesco, even if there is no reliable evidence of the violin making by his brother Francesco Grancino. The Grancino labels bear the Segno della Corona, the symbol of the crown. They also contain the address of the workshop at the Contrada Larga in Milan, where Giovanni Battista Grancino I worked for most of his life.

From around 1700 onwards, the Grancino instruments increasingly show Amati trains. Economic reasons were probably decisive for this development. Grancini made numerous cellos and violins as well as some violas. His instruments were all of high quality. His son Giovanni Battista Grancini II supported his father's work. He is probably responsible for the instruments manufactured after 1709 with the new Giovanni label.

Giovanni Battista Grancini I's pupils included Carlo Antonio Testore and Bartolomeo Pasta .

literature

Web links

Commons : Giovanni Grancino  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Alessandra Cruciani:  Giovanni Battista Grancino. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI).
  2. ↑ a b c d e Giovanni Battista Grancino I. In: tarisio.com. Tarisio, archived from the original on August 6, 2016 ; accessed on June 13, 2020 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Grancino, Giovanni Battista
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian violin maker
DATE OF BIRTH 1637
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan
DATE OF DEATH June 3, 1709
Place of death Milan