Matteo Sellas (sometimes also written Mateo Sellas or in original German Matthäus Seelos) was a German

luthier A luthier ( ; ) is a craftsperson who builds or repairs string instruments. Etymology The word ' is originally French and comes from ''luth'', the French word for "lute". The term was originally used for makers of lutes, but it came to be ...

born in 1580 in

Füssen Füssen () is a Town#Germany, town in Bavaria, Germany, in the district of Ostallgäu, situated one kilometre from the Austrian border. The town is known for violin manufacturing and as the closest transportation hub for the Neuschwanstein and Sc ...

who worked in

Venice Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...

from 1620–1650 and is best known for building lutes, archlutes and baroque guitars.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sellas, Matteo German luthiers 1580 births People from Füssen 1661 deaths Italian luthiers Businesspeople from Venice Emigrants from the Holy Roman Empire Immigrants to the Republic of Venice