Don Nicola Amati
Italian luthier
About Don Nicola Amati
Born 1662. Don Nicola Amati was a luthier.
thumbViolin, ca. 1760 from the Artemio Maestro Versari collection Don Nicolò Amati (born Nicolò Marchioni or Nicolò Melchioni; 1662–1752) was an Italian violin maker based in Bologna. In 1687 he entered priesthood. He pursued both careers, priesthood and violinmaking, throughout his lifetime.
It is assumed that he took the surname "Amati" as a homage to one of the Amatis, the most famous violin-maker family of the time in Bologna, but he was not himself a member.
His workshop was located in the Santi Cosma e Damiano district.
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Who was Don Nicola Amati?
Italian luthier (1662 - 1752)
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Don Nicola Amati was born in 1662.
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Don Nicola Amati was a luthier.
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