Andrea Amati

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Andrea Amati was a 16th-century Italian luthier from Cremona, widely regarded as one of the earliest and most influential makers of violins.

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instanceOf Italian person
human
luthier
birthPlace Cremona NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 16th century
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Milan NERFINISHED
Italy
familyName Amati NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork musical instrument construction
violin making
genre string instrument making
givenName Andrea NERFINISHED
heritage Italian
inceptionOfTradition Cremonese violin-making school NERFINISHED
influenced Antonio Amati NERFINISHED
Antonio Stradivari NERFINISHED
Girolamo Amati NERFINISHED
Guarneri family NERFINISHED
Nicolò Amati NERFINISHED
instrumentCrafted cello
viola
violin
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
memberOf Amati family NERFINISHED
movement Cremonese school of violin making NERFINISHED
name Andrea Amati NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the earliest known violin makers
founding the Amati school of violin making
influencing the Cremonese school of lutherie
standardizing the form of the violin
notableWork early cellos
early violas
early violin models
violins for the French court of Charles IX
“Charles IX” violin set NERFINISHED
occupation luthier
string instrument maker
violin maker
patron Charles IX of France NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity Cremona NERFINISHED
region Lombardy NERFINISHED
relative Antonio Amati NERFINISHED
Girolamo Amati NERFINISHED
Nicolò Amati NERFINISHED
style Cremonese violin-making tradition
workLocation Cremona NERFINISHED

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Cremona hasNotablePerson Andrea Amati