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Andrea Amati

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Andrea Amati

Birth
Italy
Death
24 Dec 1577 (aged 71–72)
Cremona, Provincia di Cremona, Lombardia, Italy
Burial
Cremona, Provincia di Cremona, Lombardia, Italy Add to Map
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Great Italian Violin Maker

The first great maker and founder of the Cremona school of violin making was Andrea (Andrew) Amati, born about 1505 and died 1577. A number of his instruments furnished for the Chapel Royal of Charles IX were known to have been in Versailles prior to the French Revolution.
Great Italian Violin Maker

The first great maker and founder of the Cremona school of violin making was Andrea (Andrew) Amati, born about 1505 and died 1577. A number of his instruments furnished for the Chapel Royal of Charles IX were known to have been in Versailles prior to the French Revolution.

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