Antonio Stradivari has often been described as a magician, but he was actually gifted with a wonderful intuition for selecting materials and an ability for fine and dextrous workmanship. Every Stradivarius is considered a jewel of artistic craftsmanship, and valued as a work of art.
		Antonio Stradivari, 1648-1737, produced nearly 1,000 pieces of work.

Cremona is world-renowned for the art of stringed-instrument production, with its 120 workshops, the A. Stradivari International School, The Stradivari Museum, The Violin Museum at the Palazzo Comunale and the International Fair of Stringed Instruments.
		The Duomo of Cremona. The tower and side view.

"The Violins of Cremona" is a homage to the city, to its workshops and to its tradition, featuring some of the major contemporary stringed-instrument makers.
		The Courtyard at the workshop of Master Stefano Conia.