Antonio Stradivari, his life and work (1644-1737) . Fig. I Fig. 64. ordered twelve violins from Stradivari andsent Volumicr—the director of his music—tcCremona to await their completion, we turnedour attention to the Dresden archives (thereare none at Warsaw), but with the samenegative result. Arisi refers to this questionof payment in the two following entries, but,unfortunately, gives us no precise information. He statesthat in the year 1685 Cardinal Orsini, Archbishop ofBenevento, ordered a violoncello and twoviolins, which were sent as a present to theDuke of Natalona in Spain, and ad
Antonio Stradivari, his life and work (1644-1737) . Fig. I Fig. 64. ordered twelve violins from Stradivari andsent Volumicr—the director of his music—tcCremona to await their completion, we turnedour attention to the Dresden archives (thereare none at Warsaw), but with the samenegative result. Arisi refers to this questionof payment in the two following entries, but,unfortunately, gives us no precise information. He statesthat in the year 1685 Cardinal Orsini, Archbishop ofBenevento, ordered a violoncello and twoviolins, which were sent as a present to theDuke of Natalona in Spain, and adds that theCardinal, besides paying liberally for the work,expressed his appreciation by conferring uponStradivari a title of appointment. Again,under date 1689, he tells us that Stradivariwas requested by the Duke of Modena tomake a violoncello and deliver it in person to him. TheDuke not only expressed the pleasure it gave him to makehis personal acquaintance and highly praised his work, but marked his gratification bymaking him a present of thirtypis
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