Pietro Giovanni Mantegazza was a Milanese violin maker active in the mid-18th century. He worked in Milan's Via S. Margarite district, as documented by a labeled instrument dated 1762 [1]. The label inscription reads "Petrus Io Fratesa / Mantegatia Mediolani / in Via S. Margarite anno / 1762," establishing his presence in the Milanese trade during this period [1]. His surviving instruments exhibit the constructional practices typical of the Milanese school, with examples showing both one-piece and two-piece back construction [1][2][3]. Mantegazza's work represents the continuation of Milanese violin-making tradition in the later 18th century, though biographical details beyond his documented workshop location and active dates remain limited.
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