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For example, there exists a violin labelled "Francescus Rugerius Alumnus Nicolai Amati fecit Cremonæ 1663". [13] Nicolò Amati was the godfather to Francesco's son, Giacinto, indicating that the two families at least shared a close relationship and close collaboration would seem likely.
Amati (/ ə ˈ m ɑː t i /, Italian:) is the last name of a family of Italian violin makers who lived at Cremona from about 1538 to 1740. Their importance is considered equal to those of the Bergonzi, Guarneri, and Stradivari families. Today, violins created by Nicolò Amati are valued at around $600,000. [1]
On 25 September 1855, the Neues Königliches Museum (New Royal Museum) opened in the Semper Gallery where it is still located today. [ 2 ] Due to shortage of space in 1931, the Modern Department of the museum with paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries moved into a separate building on Brühl's Terrace , laying the foundations for what is ...
Acquired in 1742 in Paris by Augustus of Saxony. Signed Accad. rom. Nicolaus Pusin faciebat Romae 1633: Dresden, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister: 93/44 Adoration of the Shepherds: 1633–1634: 98 x 74 cm: Possibly from the collection of Joshua Reynolds, passed to the Beauchamp family, entered the National Gallery in 1957.
Andrea Amati (ca. 1505 - 1577, Cremona) was a luthier, from Cremona, Italy. [1] [2] Amati is credited with making the first instruments of the violin family that are in the form we use today. [3] Several of his instruments survive to the present day, and some of them can still be played.
Carlo Bergonzi (21 December 1683 – 9 February 1747) was an Italian luthier and is the first and most prominent member of the Bergonzi family, a distinguished group of luthiers from Cremona, Italy, a city with a rich tradition of stringed instrument makers. Today his instruments are highly valued for their workmanship and tone.
Probable urban evolution of Crema. The origins of the city of Crema are shrouded in mystery. [2] Fulcheria Island appears for the first time in a document of 1040 when the bishop of Cremona Ubaldo asked Emperor Henry III the Black to entrust him with that territory, until then a fief of Boniface III.
In c.1630 to 1643, he went to Cremona as journeyman to complete his training as a luthier, possibly with Nicolò Amati. [6] Although his name does not appear on the lists of Amati's apprentices, a violin made c. 1645 has been cited with an original label at the top block stating: "Jacob Stainer/ fecit Cremona 16.."; [ 7 ] perhaps he also went ...