Wineglass

Art Historical Context

Step into the shimmering world of 17th Venice with this elegant wineglass from the Robert Lehman Collection at Metropolitan Museum of Art. at a delicate 12.3 cm tall, this piece exemplifies the mastery of Venetian glassmakers, particularly those from the island of Murano, Europe's unrivaled hub for glass production during the Renaissance and Baroque eras. Venice's glass industry was fiercely protected by guild secrets and export bans, ensuring its techniques—like this blown form—remained a closely guarded luxury. Crafted from colorless (slightly gray) nonlead glass using the blown technique, ...