Pietro Guarnieri (14 April 1695 – 7 April 1762) was an Italian
luthier. Sometimes referred to as ''Pietro da Venezia'', he was the son of
Giuseppe Giovanni Battista Guarneri
Giuseppe Giovanni Battista Guarneri, better known as Giuseppe ''filius Andrea'' Guarneri (25 November 1666 – 1739/1740) was a violin maker from the prominent Guarneri family of luthiers who lived in Cremona, Italy.
Biography
Early life
Gi ...
, ''filius Andreae'', and the last of the
Guarneri house of violin-makers
Guarnieri lived in Cremona with his father until 1717. Finding life in Casa Guarnieri in some way uncongenial, he left Cremona for good in 1717. The master arrived and settled in Venice 1717. Here he blended the Cremonese techniques of his father with Venetian, working with Comel, Gobbetti and Tononi. The Venetian makers of the same period were
Matteo Goffriller
Matteo Goffriller (1659–1742) was a Venetian luthier, particularly noted for the quality of his cellos. He was active between 1685–1735 and was the founder of the " Venetian School" of luthiers, during a time when Venice was one of the most imp ...
,
Carlo Annibale Tononi,
Francesco Gobbetti,
Domenico Montagnana and
Sanctus Seraphin. He married Angiola Maria Ferrari on 5 April 1728, with whom he had eleven children.
His first original labels from Venice date from 1721. His instruments are rare and as highly prized as those of his father and uncle.
Famous Instruments
*1723 violin, "Thibaud"
*1726 violoncello, "Esterhazy"
*1739 violoncello, "Beatrice Harrison"
*1747 violin, "Joachim"
See also
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Guarneri family
The Guarneri (, , ), often referred to in the Latinized form Guarnerius, is the family name of a group of distinguished luthiers from Cremona in Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries, whose standing is considered comparable to those of the Amati an ...
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Pietro Giovanni Guarneri (of Mantua)
References
* "Violin and Lute Makers of Venice 1640 - 1760" by Stefano Pio, Ed. Venice research, Venice Italy 2004. www.veniceresearch.com
* The Violin Makers of the Guarneri family, Their Life and Work - W.E. Hill & Sons, London, 1965
The Violin Site - Violin Making
1695 births
1762 deaths
Italian luthiers
People from Venice
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