Cremona · b. 1655, d. after 1728
Historical maker
Named in 3 books.
What the books printed
An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. p. 29. Held as more than one scan.
As printed on this page: "GUARNERIUS, PIETRO I GIOVANNI, Cremona, Mantua, b. Cremona, 1655, d. after 1728. First son of Andreas Guarnerius. Came to Mantua in 1680 and returned to Cremona in 1698. He was a pupil of the Amati, but his fat…"
Biographical dictionary of musicians, Brown, James Duff. Paisley, London: A. Gardner, 1886. p. 292.
As printed on this page: "GUARNERIUS (Pietro). Italian violin-maker, worked at Cremona, 1690-1728. Son of Andreas."
Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Scan 63.
GUARNERIUS (Pietro I) — Cremona and Mantua 1655-1728.
- Entries from 3 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.
Same name
- Guarnerius
- Guarnerius, (Giuseppe Antonio).
- Guarnerius, A.
- Guarnerius, Antonio
- Guarnerius, Giuseppe
- Guarnerius, Guiseppe
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 7 more Guarnerius pages under G.
Same town, same time
62 other Cremona makers have a year in the 1600s. A few of them:
- 1650 to 1670 Albani, P.
- 1650 to 1696 Guarnerius, A.
- 1650 to 1700 Rudger
- 1655 to 1728 Guarneri, Pietro (I) Giovanni
- 1655 to 1740 Guarneri, Pietro Giovanni
- 1660 to 1680 Caeste, Gaetano