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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. Cremona a city in N Italy, in Lombardy on the River Po: noted for the manufacture of fine violins in the 16th--18th centuries. Pop.: 70 887 (2001) 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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The exhibition mounted by Mario Cucinella's practice, MCA, in Cremona, Italy in May was memorable and suggested new approaches to demonstrating architecture. 7 Nature, Cesare Galli of the Consortium for Zootechnical Improvement in Cremona, Italy, and his colleagues claim victory by reporting Prometea's birth on May 28. The violin was made in Cremona, Italy, in 1742 by Guarneri del Gesu. |
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