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Seven, they are seven: Nicolò Amati cello 1642

2026-01-23T09:49:00

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One of only seven known cellos by Nicolò Amati, this 1642 example is in an excellent state of preservation. Alberto Giordano examines its history and provenance, while Barthélemy Garnier discovers what its condition can tell us about the old Cremonese working methods, and Francesco Piasentini discusses CT-scanning the cello

In the summer of 1630, the plague spread rapidly from Milan to Bergamo, from Brescia to Cremona, bringing death and destruction to cities in Lombardy and throughout northern Italy. The disease occurred as a result of the passage of troops during the War of the Mantuan Succession, which occurred during the Thirty Years’ War. Raids, devastation and attacks carried out mainly in the countryside of the lower Po Valley accompanied the spread of the infection…

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