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Guarini

Guarini is an Italian surname. Like many Italian names, it likely arose from a given name or place-based origin, and it has been carried by several notable figures in literature, architecture, and public life.

Notable individuals with the surname include Giovanni Battista Guarini (circa 1538–1612), an Italian poet and librettist

Guarino Guarini (1624–1683) was an Italian architect and mathematician of the Baroque era. He is noted for

Today the surname Guarini appears in Italy and among Italian communities abroad, continuing to be associated

best
known
for
Pastor
Fido,
a
pastoral
tragedy
that
achieved
wide
influence
in
European
literary
circles
at
the
turn
of
the
17th
century.
His
work
helped
shape
late
Renaissance
and
early
Baroque
Italian
drama.
his
sophisticated
use
of
geometry
in
architectural
design
and
for
a
range
of
buildings
in
the
Savoy
territories,
particularly
in
Turin,
where
his
inventive
forms
and
spatial
concepts
left
a
lasting
mark
on
Baroque
architecture.
with
heritage
in
literature
and
architecture
as
well
as
with
various
public
figures
and
professionals
who
bear
the
name.