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'Vieuxtemps' Guarneri del Gesù: quick facts

The 'Vieuxtemps' is a violin made in 1741 by Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Stradivari's great rival among Cremonese makers. It is named after the Belgian virtuoso Henri Vieuxtemps, one of its famous past owners. Although this site focuses on Stradivari, the del Gesù instruments are an essential part of the same Cremonese tradition, and the 'Vieuxtemps' is among the most renowned violins in the world, reported to have changed hands for a record sum. It is celebrated for the dark, powerful tone characteristic of del Gesù's late work.

Type
Violin
Year
1741
Period
Guarneri del Gesù late period
Value / sale
Reported among the most expensive violins ever sold
Where it is
On lifetime loan to a soloist
Named after
The 19th-century Belgian violinist and composer Henri Vieuxtemps

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Sources: Tarisio — Cozio Archive of stringed instruments; The Metropolitan Museum of Art — musical instruments collection. Educational information only — not financial, investment, or appraisal advice. See our sources & fact-check policy.

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