- Bente, Matteo
- , Brescia, about 1580. Well known among virtuosi as a maker of merit in the style of Gaspar di Salo and Magini.
Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. — London, LONGMAN AND CO., PATERNOSTER ROW.. Joseph Pearce. 1866.