Luigi Tarisio
Luigi Tarisio (* around 1790 in Fontaneto d'Agogna (near Milan), † October 1854 in Milan ) was an Italian connoisseur and dealer of historical string instruments . In the literature he was often described as the "violin hunter".
From 1820 to 1846 Tarisio brought a large number of genuine Amati , Stradivari and Guarneri violins from Italy to London and Paris. With extraordinary expertise he collected the remaining individual parts of historical instruments with the help of which other defective instruments could be repaired.
The auction house for valuable instruments, founded in New York and London in 1999, is named Tarisio after Luigi Tarisio .
literature
- Tarisio, Luigi . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. People part: A-K . Schott, Mainz 1959, p. 771 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Tarisio, Luigi . In: Carl Dahlhaus (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Personal section: L – Z , supplementary volume. Schott, Mainz 1975, p. 763 .
- William Alexander Silverman: The Violin Hunter: The Life Story of Luigi Tarisio the Great Collector of Violins . Foreword by Josef Gingold . New York: W. Reeves, 1957
Individual evidence
- ↑ The approximate year of birth was corrected by Gurlitt, Dahlhaus 1959 from 1795 to Gurlitt, Dahlhaus 1975 to 1790.
- ^ Tarisio (auction house): About us. Accessed November 28, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tarisio, Luigi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian dealer of historical string instruments |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1790 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fontaneto d'Agogna |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1854 |
| Place of death | Milan |