Cremona · b. 1596
Historical maker
Named in 3 books.
What the books printed
Chats on Violins, 1905. p. 67.
As printed on this page: "Nicolo Amati died 12th August 1684, leaving one son, Geronimico, who was also a fiddle-maker, but of far less importance than his father—in fact Nicolo was the last and the greatest of all the Amati family.…"
Art objects, books, color prints … thirty-two fine old violins … Japanese prints, J.C. Morgenthau & Co. New York: J.C. Morgenthau & Co., Inc., 1940, 1940. Page 15, scan 21.
Nicolo Amati was the most distinguished of a family of Violin makers. "Amati-Cremona," as Haweis says, "There is melody in the very syllables."
Biographical dictionary of musicians, Brown, James Duff. Paisley and London: Alexander Gardner, 1886. p. 17.
As printed on this page: "AMATI (Nicolo). Italian violin-maker, son of Hieronimo Amati, B. Cremona, Sept. 3, 1596. D. Aug 12, 1684."
- Entries from 3 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.
- May be the same person as Amati, Nicolo
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 11 more Amati pages under A.
Same town, same time
12 other Cremona makers have a year in the 1500s. A few of them:
- 1555 to 1640 Amati, Antonio
- 1590 to 1640 Capp, Giofreda
- 1590 to 1640 Cappa, Gioffredo
- about 1590 Cappa, Giofredo (Goffredo)
- 1590 Guarneri, Joannes Florenus (?)
- 1596 to 1684 Amati, A