It’s probably not possible to answer this question precisely, because neither instrument was “invented.” Instead, both instruments evolved into the form we know today. We have a better handle on which came first, the plucked stringed instrument, or the bowed stringed instrument. read more
First mentions or depictions of violin go back to the12-13th centuries. The 'cello (short of violoncello) did not comeinto the view until the 15th century. ----- While this information is technically correct, the violin andcello, in basically their current form, both came into being in themid 1500's as being designed by Andreas Amati. read more