Welcome to week 3 of Six Weeks of Stradivarius! Over the next weeks I shall be drawing six of my favourite violins made by the master himself, Antonio Stradivari.
Vogelweith - 1711
In the third week of drawings, I present to you the 1711 'Vogelweith'. My choice of this instrument is entirely based on aesthetics, as the intricate detailing on its body is stunning, with the small dark markings in the wood.
'This violin belongs to Stradivari’s ‘Golden Period’ and bears an original label that reads ‘Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1711 AS’. The instrument is named after one of its former owners, the luthier Pierre Vogelweith, who was born in 1909 in Ribeauvillé, in Alsace, France, and had a workshop in Strasbourg until 1968. Herbert K. Goodkind listed the instrument under the name ‘Hamma’, whereas in the catalogue of the Swiss auction house Galerie Fischer of Lucerne it was also recorded with an entirely different name, ‘Prince Boissière’. Unfortunately it has never been possible to verify whether or not the ‘Vogelweith’ is related to the collection of fine instruments belonging to Mr. Boissier, a gentleman who resided in Geneva in the middle of the 19th century and who owned an eponymous 1713 Stradivari violin that now belongs to the Conservatory of Music in Madrid, Spain.'
The drawing was completed in 4 hours and 30 minutes, much faster than the 8+ hours it took for the last two drawings. This time, I used various brush types in Procreate to achieve the different textures in the wood. This is the first Strad I've illustrated with ebony pegs and tailpiece, as the others were crafted from much lighter wood. Achieving a tone that highlights the richness of the ebony while also expressing its wooden quality was challenging, but I succeeded by using various brushe and blending types.
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