Made by Andrea Amati for the French king Charles IX, this violin dates to 1564. It is considered to be one of the oldest surviving examples of a modern violin. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford ...

Andrea Amati (1505-1577) crystalised the design and manufacture of the violin at Cremona in Italy for ever after. All the makers after him, including Antonio Stardivari, have simply evolved the ...

Andrea Amati (1505-1577) crystalised the design and manufacture of the violin at Cremona in Italy for ever after. All the makers after him, including Antonio Stardivari, have simply evolved the ...