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[[File:Andrea Amati violin - Met Museum NY.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|This [[Andrea Amati]] violin, now at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], may have been part of a set made for the marriage of Philip II of Spain to Elisabeth of Valois in 1559, which would make it one of the earliest known violins in existence]] | [[File:Andrea Amati violin - Met Museum NY.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|This [[Andrea Amati]] violin, now at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], may have been part of a set made for the marriage of Philip II of Spain to Elisabeth of Valois in 1559, which would make it one of the earliest known violins in existence]] | ||
'''Amati''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|m|ɑː|t|i}}, {{IPA|it|aˈmaːti|lang}}) is the surname 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 [[Carlo Bergonzi (luthier)|Bergonzi]], [[Guarneri]], and [[Stradivarius|Stradivari]] families. Today, violins created by Nicolò Amati are valued at around $600,000.<ref>[http://www.violinadvisor.com/pricehistory.htm Violin Price Histories] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717210444/http://www.violinadvisor.com/pricehistory.htm |date=17 July 2011 }}, violinadvisor.com, accessed 18 martie 2014</ref> Because of their age and rarity, Amati instruments are mostly kept in | '''Amati''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|m|ɑː|t|i}}, {{IPA|it|aˈmaːti|lang}}) is the surname 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 [[Carlo Bergonzi (luthier)|Bergonzi]], [[Guarneri]], and [[Stradivarius|Stradivari]] families. Today, violins created by Nicolò Amati are valued at around $600,000.<ref>[http://www.violinadvisor.com/pricehistory.htm Violin Price Histories] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717210444/http://www.violinadvisor.com/pricehistory.htm |date=17 July 2011 }}, violinadvisor.com, accessed 18 martie 2014</ref> Because of their age and rarity, Amati instruments are mostly kept in museums or private collections and are seldom played in public. | ||
==Family members== | ==Family members== | ||
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==In popular culture== | ==In popular culture== | ||
* [[Patrick O'Brian]]'s fictional British sea captain [[Jack Aubrey]] is described as owning a "fiddle far above his station, an Amati no less", in ''[[The Surgeon's Mate]].'' In the ''[[Wine-Dark Sea]]'', book fifteen of the series, [[Stephen Maturin]] now has a Girolamo Amati and Aubrey a [[Guarneri]]. | * [[Patrick O'Brian]]'s fictional British sea captain [[Jack Aubrey]] is described as owning a "fiddle far above his station, an Amati no less", in ''[[The Surgeon's Mate]].'' In the ''[[Wine-Dark Sea]]'', book fifteen of the series, [[Stephen Maturin]] now has a Girolamo Amati and Aubrey a [[Guarneri]]. | ||
* In [[Satyajit Ray]]'s short story ''Bosepukure Khoonkharapi'', the fictional detective [[Feluda]] deduces that a character was murdered because he owned an Amati | * In [[Satyajit Ray]]'s short story ''Bosepukure Khoonkharapi'', the fictional detective [[Feluda]] deduces that a character was murdered because he owned an Amati [[violin]]. | ||
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* In the [[manga]] and [[anime]] series ''[[Gunslinger Girl]]'', [[Henrietta (Gunslinger)|Henrietta]] carries an Amati violin case. It contains a [[FN P90|Fabrique Nationale P90]] when on a mission, otherwise it contains a real violin. | * In the [[manga]] and [[anime]] series ''[[Gunslinger Girl]]'', [[Henrietta (Gunslinger)|Henrietta]] carries an Amati violin case. It contains a [[FN P90|Fabrique Nationale P90]] when on a mission, otherwise it contains a real violin. | ||
* On the radio show, ''[[Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar]]'', the January 1956 episode "The Ricardo Amerigo Matter" centered on a stolen Amati violin.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/OTRR_YoursTrulyJohnnyDollar_Singles | title=Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar – Single Episodes: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter | access-date=31 October 2017}}</ref> | * On the radio show, ''[[Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar]]'', the January 1956 episode "The Ricardo Amerigo Matter" centered on a stolen Amati violin.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/OTRR_YoursTrulyJohnnyDollar_Singles | title=Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar – Single Episodes: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter | access-date=31 October 2017}}</ref> | ||