violin
Giovanni Danieli
built in Two in ± 1780
A violin built by Giovanni Danieli, Padua (Italy), ca. 1780, with a label reading “Joannes Danieli fecit Patavia Anno Domini 17..” (based on an appraisal by Hieronymus Köstler in Stuttgart, 2024).
History of this instrument
The donor of this violin told us in 1999 that he had come into contact with the Musical Instrument Fund through Theo Olof. He also explained that his niece, who had played the violin until she was 90, had given the instrument to him, and that he felt he should donate it to the Musical Instrument Fund. His niece fully agreed with this decision. Since being added to the collection, the violin has been loaned successively to Johan Olof, Ian van den Berk, José Boon, and Evelien Jaspers, and had been in the possession of Maxime Gulikers since 2012. Now Pieter Streefkerk is the lucky player of the violin from Padua.
About the builder Giovanni Danieli
More has been passed down about Giovanni Danieli’s life and work than has been documented. He was probably born in the Italian city of Padua; some researchers believe he was born in Vicenza. What is certain is that he worked in Padua...
