Italian family of violinmakers working in Cremona about 1550–1700. Nicolň Amati (1596–1684) taught Andrea Guarneri and Antonio Stradivari. Nicolň’s grandfather Andrea Amati (c.1520–c.1580) brought the violin to its classic form.
Familie bedeutender Geigenbauer in Cremona im 16./17. Jh., bes. Nicola A. (3.12.1596, +12.4.1684), dessen Schüler A. Guarneri und A. Stradivari die Cremoneser Geigen zur Vollendung brachten.