Definition of Antonius Stradivarius

1. Noun. Italian violin maker who developed the modern violin and created violins of unequaled tonal quality (1644?-1737).

Exact synonyms: Antonio Stradivari, Stradivari, Stradivarius
Generic synonyms: Violin Maker

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antonius Stradivarius

Antonine
Antonine Wall
Antoninus
Antonio
Antonio Allegri da Correggio
Antonio Gaudi
Antonio Gaudi i Cornet
Antonio Ghislieri
Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
Antonio Stradivari
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonius
Antonius Pius
Antonius Stradivarius (current term)
Antonov
Antony
Antony Tudor
Antp
Antrozous
Antrozous pallidus
Antum
Antwerp
Antwerpen
Antwerpian
Antyllus
Antyllus' method
Anu
Anubis

Literary usage of Antonius Stradivarius

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalog of Rare Old Violins, Violas, Violoncellos, Bows of Rare Makes by Lyon & Healy (1919)
"RARE Old VIOLINS Antonius Stradivarius, CREMONA, 1717 Number 5009, ... Nearly fifty years were to elapse before the birth of Antonius Stradivarius. ..."

2. Catalog of Rare Old Violins, Violas and Violoncellos: Also Bows of Rare Makesby Lyon & Healy by Lyon & Healy (1917)
"Nearly fifty years were to elapse before the birth of Antonius Stradivarius. Nicola Amati had not yet been born, and one hundred and thirty-five years were ..."

3. The Connoisseur by Bonnell Thornton, George Colman, Mr Town, George Lyttelton Lyttelton (1907)
"THE violins of Joseph Guarnerius, by general consent, rank next to those of Antonius Stradivarius. The earlier writers on the violin refer to ..."

4. Music: A Monthly Magazine, Devoted to the Art, Science, Technic and (1893)
"“Antonius Stradivarius.” But there are other makers that demand our attention, and we must leave this, from the violin lover's standpoint, ..."

5. Chats on Violins by Olga Racster (1905)
"... Albani, Cappa, Andrea Guarnerius and Antonius Stradivarius. Andrea Guarnerius, uncle of the great Joseph Guarnerius del Gesu, transmitted through his ..."

6. The Violin Gallery: Comprising: Section I. South Kensington Special by George A. Dissmore, Charles Reade (1890)
"The violin submitted to us this day as having belonged to the late Miska Hauser is the work of Antonius Stradivarius, Cremona, 1710. LONDON July 4, 1888. ..."

7. The Lost Stradivarius by John Meade Falkner (1895)
"In that year died the nonagenarian Antonius Stradivarius, the greatest violin-maker the world has ever seen. ..."

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