He was called Father of the Venetian school, and later most renowned violin makers from Venice of the 18th century, including Montagnana, Serafin, Gobetti, Tononi and Pietro Guarneri, followed him as the pioneer. The deep red varnish he would use is called Venetian Red that is said to be one of the unequivocal characteristics of the Venetian school.
He started his instrument-making in 1685. His style offers an inference that he had once worked in Cremona at Stradivari’s or Carlo Bergonzi’s atelier before that. This piece of artwork made in 1698 presents rich characters of excellent capabilities. Decades ago the fact that Pablo Casals loved to play one of his cellos all his life raised its reputation, and now his violins are sought for by many violinists, too.