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Cremona (krĭmō`nə, Ital. krāmô`nä), city (1991 pop. 74,113), capital of Cremona prov., Lombardy, N Italy, on the Po River. It is an agricultural market and an industrial center that produces processed food and fabricated metals. Originally (3d cent. B.C.) a Roman colony, Cremona was in the Middle Ages an independent commune frequently at war with Milan until its surrender to that city in 1344. It was known in the Middle Ages as a center of learning, in the late Renaissance for a school of painting founded (16th cent.) by Giulio Campi Antonio Campi, b. before 1536, d. 1591, painter, architect, and historian of Cremona, and Vincenzo Campi, 1532–91, whose works consist principally of portraits and still-life pieces. Another brother was Bernardino Campi, 1522–c. ..... Click the link for more information. , and later (17th–18th cent.) for the violins made by the Amati Amati (ämä`tē), Italian family of violinmakers of Cremona. The founder of the Cremona school was Andrea Amati (c.1520–c. ..... Click the link for more information. , the Guarneri Andrea Guarneri, c.1626–1698, a pupil of Niccolò Amati . He designed and built his instruments in the Amati fashion. Andrea's two sons, who were his pupils, surpassed him in his work. ..... Click the link for more information. , the Stradivari Stradivari, Antonio (äntô`nyō strädēvä`rē), or Antonius Stradivarius ..... Click the link for more information. , and their successors. The cathedral (12th–16th cent.), the tall campanile, the baptistery, the city hall (13th cent.), and the Soldiers' Loggia (13th cent.) adorn Cremona's impressive main square. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But though the love to these several objects may possibly be one and the same in all cases, its operations however must be allowed to be different; for, how much soever we may be in love with an excellent surloin of beef, or bottle of Burgundy; with a damask rose, or Cremona fiddle; yet do we never smile, nor ogle, nor dress, nor flatter, nor endeavour by any other arts or tricks to gain the affection of the said beef, &c. My companion was in the best of spirits, and prattled away about Cremona fiddles, and the difference between a Stradivarius and an Amati. |
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