Matteo (I) SELLAS (SEELOS)

John Dilworth

SELLAS (SEELOS), Matteo (I) Born circa. 1599 Füssen Germany, died 1654 Venice Italy. Younger son of Michael (Michele) Sellas and brother of Giorgio, above. Worked separately from his brother at the sign ‘alla Corona’. Chiefly a maker of ornate plucked instruments, many of which are preserved in museums worldwide. His workshop was the most important and influential in Venice at that time, and gave employment to many of the greatest violin makers of the following generation. Lebet reports that a Matteo Selos was working as an apprentice to Matteo Buchenberg in S. Lorenzo in Damaso, Rome 1613-1616. His son Domenico (Born 1624, died 1690) succeeded to the ‘alla Corona’ shop, while his younger son Zuanne (Born 1639, died 1699) took over his brothers shop ‘alla Stella’. Matteo Sellas / alla Corona in Venezia [Pio]

Cecie Stainer

Was working in Venice 1630-40 at the sign of ” Alia Corona.” In the Paris Conservatoire Collection are two of his arch-lutes ; and at Bologna, in the Liceo Comunale di Musica, is a large guitar with the label ” Matteo Sellas alia corona in Venetia, 1639.” A theorbo was dated 1639.

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

Der bedeutendste venezianische Lautenmacher, von dem sich noch viele treffliche Arbeiten erhalten haben. Er führte das Ladenschild »alla Corona«, das er auch als Brandmarke verwendete oder durch eine Krone andeutete. Das Liceo comunale di musica in Bologna besitzt eine grosse Guitarre von 1639 von ihm, im South Kensington-Museum war 1872 eine Basslaute ausgestellt, im Museum des Pariser Conservatoriums befinden sich zwei Lauten (No. 230, 231), im Brüsseler Conservatorium eine Chitaronne und eine Laute bei Claudius in Malmö von ihm. Das Museum Kraus in Florenz enthält eine Mandoline (No. 483), eine Guitarre (No. 499) und eine Theorbe (No. 513) und die Sammlung Correr in Venedig mehrere Calascionen dieses Meisters. Brandmarke:

Karel Jalovec

Venice. 1600—1627. Skilful maker, whose guitars are finished in quite an artistic manner. One guitar built by him in 1600 is 81.5 cm long; its neck is inlaid with ivory; the body is 46.5 cm long and 26.5 cm wide; the sides are 10 cm high.

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