About Paolo Antonio Testore
Lived 1700 – 1767. Paolo Antonio Testore was a musical instrument maker and luthier.
Paolo Antonio Testore (born 1700 - died 1767) was a Milanese luthier. He was born in Milan, the second son of Carlo Giuseppe Testore, also a noted luthier, and worked out of the family's workshop under the "Sign of the Eagle" on Contrada Larga in Milan. He was one of the three finest instrument-makers from the Testore family, but a distinctive characteristic of Paolo Antonio's work is that he often omitted purfling and sometimes used lower quality wood.
Testore's brother Carlo Antonio Testore was also a luthier, and their sons Giovanni, son of Carlo, and Gennaro(?), son of Paolo, continued the family business in Milan during the 1760s.
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Who was Paolo Antonio Testore?
Italian luthier
When was Paolo Antonio Testore born?
Paolo Antonio Testore was born in 1700 in Milan.
When did Paolo Antonio Testore die?
Paolo Antonio Testore died in 1767 in Milan.
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Paolo Antonio Testore was a musical instrument maker and luthier.
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