Amati Antonio & Gerolamo I

  • Antonio, ? - Cremona 1607 He was Andrea I's son, the day and year of his birth are unknown. He was indicated as a luthier in 1556, in the Saints Faustino and Giovita parish. After his father's death, he carried on the atelier with his brother Gerolamo, but at the end of 1588 they split the paternal inheritance and the tools of the atelier. We don't know where he moved, but he went on using the label with both his name and his brother Gerolamo's. He died in 1607. Gerolamo I, ?-Cremona 1630 Antonio's younger brother, the day and year of his birth are unknown. After his father's death, he carried on the atelier with his brother Antonio and lived with him in the paternal house, in Saints Faustino and Giovita parish. Near by 1574, he married Lucretia Cornetti. After her death, he married Laura Lazzarini in 1584. At the end of 1588, he separated from his brother but went on using the label in common with Antonio, inserted in the instruments. He perished in the plague in 1630, few days after his wife and his two doughters. His son Nicolò carried on the atelier.
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