What makes the violins of Antonio Stradivari stand out in quality beyond those of any maker since? What is his secret? Perhaps there is none, and this idea that no maker can equal or surpass the Cremonese master is nonsense, hype, a myth. Perhaps Stradivari was simply a master craftsman who produced violins at the […]
Framing Pronkin
I don’t collect art. I’ve thought it’s something I could be interested in if I won a lottery and was suddenly rich enough to indulge in the hobbies of the wealthy, but that’s all. So I was somewhat surprised when a friend commented, “I didn’t know you collected art.” He was looking at pieces on […]
