ex "Kurtz" #Violin c1560 Andrea #Amati (Italian)
earliest of the great Cremonese luthiers... credited with defining the violin's elegant form & setting the standard of superb craftsmanship that likewise characterizes the work of his followers, who included 2 of his sons and his grandson Nicolò, as well as Antonio #Stradivari (collections incl several violins by NA & S) but this much older rarer inst beautifully illustrates Renaissance origin of the violin's familiar form