> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://theparnassian.com/en/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# The Oldest Cello in the World Dates from the Mid-Sixteenth Century
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/stareishaia-violonchel-v-mire-datiruetsia-seredinoi-xvi-veka/
- Published: 2024-08-06T15:59:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:33:03.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Art, Monarchies, Pop Culture

The oldest cello in the world dates from the mid-sixteenth century. The maker Andrea Amati of Cremona built it as part of a set of 38 stringed instruments for the court of King Charles IX