Andrea Amati - Wikipedia
WEBThis violin, now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, may have been part of a set made for the marriage of Philip II of Spain to Elisabeth of Valois in 1559, which would make it one of the earliest known violins in existence. Andrea Amati was a luthier, from Cremona, Italy.
Andrea Amati | ex "Kurtz" Violin - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBex "Kurtz" Violin. Andrea Amati is credited with creating the first instruments of the violin family. HIs contributions included standardizing elements that are common on violins today including the f-shaped soundholes, the scroll, and the use of four strings.
Amati - Wikipedia
WEBAndrea Amati (c. 1505 – 20 December 1577) designed and created the violin, viola and cello known as the "violin family". Based in Cremona, Italy, he standardized the basic form, shape, size, materials and method of construction.
Andrea Amati | Italian violin maker | Britannica
WEBAndrea (c. 1520–c. 1578), the founder of the Cremona school of violin making, was perhaps originally influenced by the work of slightly earlier makers from Brescia. His earliest-known violins are dated about 1564.
Violin Makers of the Amati Family | Smithsonian Institution
WEBAmong the many makers bearing the Amati name, the following are outstanding: Andrea (Cremona, Italy, 1525-1611) is known as the founder of the great Cremonese school of violin making. Before he turned to making violins, he was making viols and rebecs.
From the Archive: Andrea Amati, 1564 ‘Charles IX’ violin from …
WEBJul 6, 2022 · But this much is demonstrable: violins of a distinctly small size, very often of the 342mm Andrea Amati pattern, were made by Italian violin makers in Cremona and many other centres from Andrea’s time well into the 18th century.
Building a Family Dynasty: Three Generations of Amati Luthiers
WEBThe notebooks of Count Ignazio Cozio di Salabue, mostly written during the 1810s, state that he had encountered several three-stringed violins by Andrea Amati that dated to the 1540s, the same period during which the "King" was created.
Amati – the family that invented the violin - Corilon violins
WEBAndrea Amati is widely considered the "inventor" of the violin, although his historic achievement, like most of the major accomplishments in human history, was by no means an inspiration that occurred in a vacuum.
Violin Makers: Nicolò Amati (1596–1684) and Antonio Stradivari …
WEBAndrea Amati (ca. 1511–1580) of Cremona was among the first generation of makers to add a fourth string to the violin and to create the standard sizes of cello, viola, and violin in their classic modern shapes.
Andrea Amati, part 1 - Tarisio
WEBFeb 20, 2019 · The ‘Corbett, Bowles’ violin by Andrea Amati, Cremona, 1574. Photos: National Music Museum, The University of South Dakota, Byron Pillow, photographer. More photos