![]() ![]() ![]() He frequently used double rows of purfling, with other decorative patterns incorporated. Stylistically, Gaspar’s work is characterised by generally full, rounded archinngs, large open soundholes and rather rough-hewn scrolls. He was assisted by his son Francesco, Jacopo Lanfranchi, and from 1598 by Giovanni Paolo Maggini, who succeeded to the workshop after Gaspar’s death in 1609. Considerable numbers of his instruments survive, including citterns and many types of viol, as well as violins, a few cellos, and the violas for which he is best known today. By 1563 he was established in Brescia, and his workshop clearly flourished. His family were known as musicians, and were contemporary there with the Virchi family of instrument makers. One of the most important founding fathers of the Italian school of violin making, Gaspar Bertolotti was born in Salò in the province of Brescia in 1540.
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