Cesare Candi (1869-1947)

Bologna 1869 - Genova 1947.
The most famous maker of the school of Genova in the 20th century. Trained for a short period in the workshop of Raffaele Fiorini, moved to Genova in 1888 joining his brother Oreste in the string instrument firm 'fratelli Barberis'. In 1892 opened his own shop, making mainly plucked instruments; by the first years of the 20th century he began making violins, viola and cellos. He made a good number of decorated instrument, a passion that lasted all of his life; these instruments well reflects the personality of Cesare Candi, and show his perpetual research of new estaethical and stylistic solutions. The mandolin hereby represented will be part of our monographic book dedicated to Cesare Candi: you can note the delicate carving of the scroll, the golden leaf decoration, the fine whalebone inlay.

Genova 1915
Cesare Candi: violin 1915 - Front
Cesare Candi: violin 1915 - Back
Cesare Candi: violin 1915 - Head
Cesare Candi: violin 1915 - Head side
Cesare Candi: violin 1915 - Head back
Genova 1923
Cesare Candi: violin 1923 - Front
Cesare Candi: violin 1923 - Back
Cesare Candi: violin 1923 - Head
    
Genova 1926
Cesare Candi: mandolin 1926 - Front
Cesare Candi: mandolin 1926 - Side
Cesare Candi: mandolin 1926 - Head
Cesare Candi: mandolin 1926 - Head side
Cesare Candi: mandolin 1926 - Head back
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