Poster Antonio Stradivari "Messiah" violin 1716
These TheStrad posters are true-to-scale illustrations of historical instruments and can be used as templates to replicate them. The range includes the most famous Italian instruments by Giuseppe Guarneri and Antonio Stradivari, as well as Domenico Montagnana's cello »Sleeping Beauty«.
Stradivari’s 1716 ‘Messiah’ violin is one of the most coveted in the world. The pristine condition of the instrument, made during his ‘golden period’ and barely played since then, offers unique insights into the mind of the great master. This poster will be an excellent resource for anyone trying to replicate such a violin. Includes measurements
‘The ‘Messiah’ was as exceptional to Stradivari as it is to us. And this ‘apartness’ was as obvious to his sons, and even the Bergonzis who lived on in the Casa Stradivari, making and selling new instruments as well as salvaging and finishing partly completed work for a good 20 years after Antonio’s death.’ – John Dilworth in the March 2011 issue The Strad
