Camillo Camilli was a violin maker active in Mantua during the eighteenth century. Four documented instruments bearing his labels span the period from 1730 to 1751, establishing a working career of at least two decades [1][2][3][4]. His instruments exhibit consistent proportions, with back lengths clustering between 35.0 and 35.2 centimeters across the documented examples [1][2][3][4]. The label variations—alternating between "Camillus de Camillis" and "Camillius Camilli"—appear to represent orthographic variants rather than distinct makers, all attributing work to Mantua (Mantuae/Mantua) [1][2][3][4]. No biographical details regarding his training, workshop structure, or death are available from the source material.
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