good maker, but not as good as his father. Sold his father\'s shop to Maggini.
Son and pupil of Gasparo(Bertolotti), da Salò. Worked at Brescia. Fellow assistant in father's workshop with Maggini.
Violin of small proportions, and narrow waisted. Double purfling, and golden-brown varnish. Also made lire-da-gambas and lutes.
It was founded in March 1565 and was baptized on 23, the Godfather is a luthier of great value, Jerome Virchi . Professionally forms in his father's shop and is the only of the two remaining children after the death of Gasparo that takes care of violin making . He died between 21 November 1615 and 1617. The policy of appraisal in 1617 of Giovanni Paolo Maggini we can deduce that he died , because the Maggini claims to have claims with Mrs. Flower Pasini, wife of Francis, an eloquent . They know a few tools in his own hand , certainly the bulk of his work is merged in his father's workshop . On the death of his father, Francis and his brother Marcantonio split more than a large fortune . Marcantonio acquired some properties of Calvagese and probably returned to the land of his ancestors , Francis was with his wife and mother. The hand of Francesco remembers a rare lira da gamba in the Museum of Karl Marx Leipzig, with architecture of the tool chest , clearly inspired by his father , and a viola da gamba attributed to him , then transformed into a cello , kept at the Glinka Museum in Moscow. At his death the shop Bertolotti went out of business , because he had no children . The documentation for Francis is remarkable, often appears as a witness to the acts of the notary Sandrinelli , this can be explained by the fact that the notary had rented the study by Gasparo , was also godfather of a brother of Francis.
January 12, 1583 - Brescia
Summary : Francis, son of Gasparo Bertolotti , artificis instrumentorum musicorum in his own name and his father, Simon pays to Ruffoni a sum for maintenance and accommodation of the house of the Contrada Cossere , sold Gasparo da Girolamo Muzio at the price of 2150 pounds planette [ This is the house with shop where Bertolotti worked from 1575 ] .
July 5, 1614 - Brescia
Summary : Testament of Flora Pasini, wife of Francesco Bertolotti of the violins of Brescia ; leaves sums of money to six religious institutions ; leaves her husband , if the survive , half of her dowry , amounting to a total of 7050 pounds planette ; instead if the husband the premorisse , establishing it as heir Marco Antonio Bertolotti , his cousin .
Bertolotti,Francesco (2)
