The Guarneri (/ɡwɑːrˈnɛəri/,[1][2] UK also /-ˈnɪər-/,[3] Italian: [ɡwarˈnɛːri]), 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 and Stradivari families.