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Murano Glass and Glassmaking Art

Murano Glass is a very versatile piece of aventurine (glass with threads of gold),
glassmaking art. There exist various imitation of gemstones made of glass etc.
colors, techniques, materials that can One of the most famous types of Murano
vary depending on the look of the object glass in the world is millefiori glass -
the glassmaker is creating. It's well literally a visiting card of Murano
known that Venetian artists do not add glassmakers nowadays. In short,
any special coloring chemicals to color millefiori is glasswork technique, which
the glass. To create a certain color of makes millions of one-of-a-kind patterns
the transparent glass, the glassmaker on glassware. The term "Millefiori" is a
adds different combinations of metals. combination of two Italian words "mille"
The compounds involved in this process (thousand) and "fiori" (flowers).
are very sensitive to proportions so one The millefiori technique involves two
should be extremely accurate in mixing basic procedures. The first technique is
them. For example, aquamarine color is layering of a number of layers of glass
created through the use of combination of of different colors in a mold that
copper and cobalt compounds, green - produces different patterns viewable only
copper oxides, ruby red uses a gold from the cut ends. These patterns are
solution as a coloring agent. called murrines. Further, the murrines
The base of many types of Murano glass is are embedded into clear or colored glass
Cristallo - a special clear glass of to create unique combinations of
highest quality. This name is associated patterns.
with the names of precious stones - as Though nowadays there are many famous
this glass has a perfect transparency schools of glassmaking in the world, the
quality. Murano glassmakers still hold the
Another great invention of Venetian positions of the leaders in introduction
glassmakers is lattimo glass (milky of many technological processes and
glass) - an opaque white glass. Mostly innovations in glass creations. Murano
lattimo glass is used in the form of thin glass is used in many spheres of artisan
canes to make elaborate lacy patterns in work - production of lighting fixtures
clear glass. (chandeliers, wall sconces etc.), glass
Murano artisans used a lot of techniques sculptures, parts of home decoration
of glassmaking originated from the pieces like door handles, curtain rods
Ancient times. They made a lot of etc.
improvements in many processes creating Today, Murano is the home of the Museo
new designs and elaborating the quality Vetrario (Glass Museum) in the Palazzo
of the glass itself. Among the types of Giustinian, which holds displays on the
glass inherited from Egyptians, Romans, history of glassmaking as well as glass
and Middle Eastern glassmakers one can samples ranging from Egyptian times
mention smalto (enameled glass), through the present day.




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