Giovanni Gagliano was a luthier during the 18th century in Naples, and a second-generation Gagliano. He was Nicola’s fourth son, and studied with his uncle Gennaro.
He stayed in Naples until 1806. In the beginning of his career he worked with Gennaro and Antonio Gagliano, and started working on his own around 1800. He used Stradivari style molds, reflecting the features of instruments made by his uncle Gennaro and Ferdinando. He had a very distinct way of slanting the F-holes and putting deep engravings on the peg boxes. The varnishes he used were mostly an orange color or even a dark brown at times.
He had three sons. Nicola Gagliano II (fl. c. 1800–c. 1825) continued the family traditions, and did not have his own individual style, but it is nearly impossible to find any of the instruments he made. Antonio Gagliano II (c. 1775-1860) and Raffaele Gagliano (1790- 1857) both worked together in the family workshop, following the family traditions of instrument making, and the best instruments they made were made between 1807 and 1839. Besides instruments from the violin family, they also made guitars. However, they mostly made violins and cellos, and typically used single-piece backs with purfling designs on them.
Although the fourth generation did not alter the techniques used for varnishes, the instruments tended to be of a poorer quality than those of previous generations. After this generation, the family mostly produced strings for instruments, and the manufacturing of instruments in the violin family was outsourced to Naples.
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