Research topic: Guarneri

Guarneri or Guarnerius , family of violinmakers of Cremona, Italy. The first craftsman of the family was 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. They were Pietro Giovanni Guarneri, 1655-1720, who worked in Mantua and made several innovations, and Giuseppe Giovan Battista Guarneri, 1666-c.1738, who made superb violins in an original style. The son of Giuseppe Guarneri, Pietro Guarneri, 1695-1762, made his best violins in his... Read more