Venetian glass (Italian: vetro veneziano) is glassware made in Venice, typically on the island of Murano near the city. Traditionally it is made with a soda–lime "metal" and is typically elaborately decorated, with various "hot" glass-forming techniques, as well as gilding, enamel, or engraving.

Murano Glass also known as Venetian Glass is hand-made blown glassware crafted using special methods, techniques, and tools from silica, soda, lime and potassium melted together in a special furnace. This glass-making process was invented in Venice over 1,000 years ago …

Jan 30, 2024 · Here's what to know about antique Murano glass—or Venetian glass—in terms of condition, history, and what it's worth today. These pieces are especially valuable if there are specks of real gold or silver swirled into them.

MuranoGlassItaly is an online shop and furnance selling certified hand blown Venetian glass artworks made in Murano, Italy. In our shop you can buy original Murano glass sculptures, vases, bowls, glassware, jewelries, decorative glass objects, chandeliers and mirrors .

Venetian glass, variety of glasswares made in Venice from the 13th century, at the latest, to the present. Although a glassblowers’ guild existed in Venice from 1224, the earliest extant specimens that can be dated with certainty are from the mid-15th century.

Discover Glass Museum, one of the Venetian ymbols located on Murano. The millennial history of glass and the glorious Murano glass art are waiting for you!

Jun 21, 2023 · The swirling colors of glass which have become almost synonymous with the Venetian island of Murano have a long and varied history, navigating many centuries of secret guilds, alchemy and political turmoil.

Venetian glass reached the peak of its popularity in the 15th and 16th centuries. In the 15th century, master Angelo Barovier discovered the process for producing clear glass - (cristallo) - that allowed Murano glassmakers to become the only producers of mirrors in Europe.

Colored glass of varying shades of translucent blue and green, opaque white or turquoise, was perfected in Venice before the end of the fifteenth century. Luxurious gilt and enameled decoration on clear, lattimo (opaque white) and colored glass was especially popular in the European courts.

VETRIPEDIA was created as an encyclopedia for Venetian Glass, dedicated to the specific study of its artistic history, its historical importance and the development advances in the art of Venetian glassmaking in the 20th century.