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The grandson of Andrea was Nicola Amati b. 1596-d. 1684, the greatest artisan of the family and the teacher of the renowned Antonio Stradivari b. between 1640-1650-d. 1737.
The most famous ones were the Italian apprentices of Stradivari and Amati.
Violinists and collectors particularly prize the instruments made by the Gaspara da Salo, Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Stradivari, Guarneri, and Amati families from 16th to the 18th century.
William Bartuff The earliest known four string violin was created by Andrea Amati in 1555. Although there were violin like instruments before this, it was the Amati violin that we would recognize as a 'violin' today. The Amati family would go on to produce famous violins until the mid 18th century, with the family eventually being eclipsed by Stradivari, who's instruments are considered to be among the greatest made.
The violin evolved in the mid-sixteenth century from the viol, most notably by the works of Andrea Amati's workshops in Italy. It was further refined in the following centuries by the famous Stradivari workshops.
Nicoló Amati was Antonio Stradivari's teacher
The grandson of Andrea was Nicola Amati b. 1596-d. 1684, the greatest artisan of the family and the teacher of the renowned Antonio Stradivari b. between 1640-1650-d. 1737.
The most famous ones were the Italian apprentices of Stradivari and Amati.
Violinists and collectors particularly prize the instruments made by the Gaspara da Salo, Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Stradivari, Guarneri, and Amati families from 16th to the 18th century.
The earliest known four string violin was created by Andrea Amati in 1555. Although there were violin like instruments before this, it was the Amati violin that we would recognize as a 'violin' today. The Amati family would go on to produce famous violins until the mid 18th century, with the family eventually being eclipsed by Stradivari, who's instruments are considered to be among the greatest made.
William Bartuff The earliest known four string violin was created by Andrea Amati in 1555. Although there were violin like instruments before this, it was the Amati violin that we would recognize as a 'violin' today. The Amati family would go on to produce famous violins until the mid 18th century, with the family eventually being eclipsed by Stradivari, who's instruments are considered to be among the greatest made.
Andrea Amati invented the violin in his workshop around 1505-1577.
The violin evolved in the mid-sixteenth century from the viol, most notably by the works of Andrea Amati's workshops in Italy. It was further refined in the following centuries by the famous Stradivari workshops.
Omobono Stradivari died in 1742.
Omobono Stradivari was born in 1679.
An Amati is a variety of violin, as made by the Amati family between 1538 and 1740.
Antonio Stradivari ~Rebekah Stienbrook