Murano (left and right) is an archipelago of a few islands in the Venice lagoon (Venice can be seen in the background).
It is best known for its glassmakers, a tradition there since 1291.
Glass museum.
Early Venetian glassmaking, 10-13th century.
Enamelled beaker and flask, ca. 1500.
Enamelled plate with the coat of arms of the Barbarigo family, ca. 1500.
Compote jar, ca. 1600.
18th century.
19th century.
I Re, 1949, free worked vase sculpture in glass with hot-applied decoration of opaque colored glass and gold leaf.
Centurione, 2008. Vase in solid iridescent crystal with figures in relief, by G. Signoretto.
Modern Murano glass.
