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title: The Magic Violin
author: James Anthony Minasi
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20389/the-magic-violin/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-04-27
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# The Magic Violin
_Authored by James Anthony Minasi_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20389.jpg)
## Image Caption
*Il Violino Magico*, 'the magic violin', featuring violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini on a bed of clouds, being presented with a violin by the devil, lithograph on paper, by James Anthony Minasi, 1831.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Minasi, J. A. (2025, April 27). The Magic Violin. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Minasi, James Anthony. "The Magic Violin." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 27, 2025. .
### MLA
Minasi, James Anthony. "The Magic Violin." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Apr 2025, .
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