Violin
after 1650 | Jacob Stainer
Jacob Stainer was born in Absam in Tyrol. As the relevant parish records are missing, it has not yet been possible to establish his date of birth. Evidence from a letter written by Stainer suggests that he was born between 1618 and 1619. Nothing is known about his youth or apprenticeship. Stylistic characteristics of his violins suggest that he spent at least some of his apprentice years in Italy, possibly in the workshop of Nicolò Amati. According to account books and inventories, he was active as a violin maker in various towns in the Austrian region from 1644. However, no instruments from this period survive. (rh)
Lit.: Rudolf Hopfner: Masterpieces from the Collection of Historic Musical Instruments. A Short Guide through the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Vol. 1, Vienna 2019
Jacob Stainer was born in Absam in Tyrol. As the relevant parish records are missing, it has not yet been possible to establish his date of birth. Evidence from a letter written by Stainer suggests that he was born between 1618 and 1619. Nothing is known about his youth or apprenticeship. Stylistic characteristics of his violins suggest that he spent at least some of his apprentice years in Italy, possibly in the workshop of Nicolò Amati. According to account books and inventories, he was active as a violin maker in various towns in the Austrian region from 1644. However, no instruments from this period survive. (rh)
Lit.: Rudolf Hopfner: Masterpieces from the Collection of Historic Musical Instruments. A Short Guide through the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Vol. 1, Vienna 2019
Manufacturer:
Jacob Stainer (1618/19 Absam - 1683) DNB
Time:
after 1650
Object Name
Violin
Culture
Austria, Absam
Dimensions:
580 mm x 190 mm x 100 mm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente
Invs.
Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente, 1068
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