{"id":200,"date":"2017-07-07T10:40:22","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T09:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/?page_id=200"},"modified":"2017-09-01T12:51:32","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T11:51:32","slug":"venice-london-movement-glass-technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/illuminating-objects-home\/filigree-drinking-glasses\/venice-london-movement-glass-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"From Venice to London: The Movement of Glass Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By the 13th century Venice was famous for its glass. The Venetian lagoon was in prime position for international trade and had a monopoly on luxury glassware. The Venetian Republic guarded their technology by restricting the movements and freedoms of their craftsmen, confining them and their industry to the island of Murano.<\/p>\n<p>Despite strict regulations, many Venetians did leave Murano. By the 16th century, lured by the promise of greater freedoms and emerging markets in new locations, Italians had settled in new glassmaking centres across Europe. Initially craftsmen moved to Antwerp, which was one of the most important ports on the European Continent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_206\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-206\" style=\"width: 504px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-206 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Section1-Venice-Etching-1-e1499695178374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Section1-Venice-Etching-1-e1499695178374.jpg 504w, https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Section1-Venice-Etching-1-e1499695178374-300x126.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canaletto, The Doge&#8217;s Palace and the Piera del Bando, Venice, etching, c.1741-44. The Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery, London.<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-208\" style=\"width: 502px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-208 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Section4-London-Etching-e1499695626641.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Section4-London-Etching-e1499695626641.jpg 502w, https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Section4-London-Etching-e1499695626641-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anon. A View of the South East Prospect of London from the Tower, to London Bridge, etching, c.1751-1770.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many glassblowers settled there and established glasshouses, unable to return to their homeland for fear of punishment. Some continued further North towards England, including the influential glassmaker Jean Carre in 1567 as well as Jacob Verzelini took over Carre\u2019s glasshouse when he died in 1572. The Muranese had brought their skills and knowledge with them to these new destinations where they trained local people in their craft and made glass in the Venetian style, known as <em>fa\u00e7on de venise<\/em>. The glass made in these European locations was just as delicate and luxurious as the glass produced in Venice.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-200 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/vand.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/vand-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Venetian filigree drinking glass with elaborate design\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/vand-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/vand-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-209'>\n\t\t\t\tVenice was famous for its luxury glassware. Some of the shapes are fanciful and fantastic. The fast drying Venetian soda glass meant intricate designs could be crafted.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Section1-Verezlini.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Section1-Verezlini-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"verezlini head\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Section1-Verezlini-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Section1-Verezlini-60x60.gif 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-202'>\n\t\t\t\tCredit: Powell H. J. 1923 Glass-Making in England, Cambridge University Press.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Back to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/objects\/filigree-drinking-glasses\/\"><em>Filigree Drinking Glasses<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By the 13th century Venice was famous for its glass. 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