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During the Renaissance, Venetian glassmakers, working on the island of Murano, were celebrated across Europe for their fine and sparkling work. Called “cristallo” emulating the clarity of rock crystal, in the hands of the most skilled glassblowers the medium could be delightfully manipulated, variously stretched paper-thin flat, or playfully twisted, or blown into molds with spectacular patterns.

Credit: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891...

16th century
Glass
17.9cm
91.1.1458
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019

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