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Glass Art

Sculptural and Object Arts

Glass art names individual works of art made substantially or wholly of glass, ranging in scale from monumental installation pieces to wall hangings and windows to glass jewelry and tableware produced in studios and factories.

Facts
Medium
Glass 1
Signature Technique
Glassblowing 1
Place of Origin
Italy 1
Notable Example
The Crystal Palace, built in 1851 1
Connections

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Works In This Form

Lycurgus Cup, Works

Roman dichroic cage-cup.

Portland Vase, Works

Roman cameo-glass vessel.

Sources
1. Glass Art (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Glass art, lead section
    Glass art refers to individual works of art that are substantially or wholly made of glass.
  • Glass art, Glass facades and structural glass section
    A striking example of this was the Crystal Palace in 1851, one of the first buildings to use glass as a primary structural material.
  • Glass art, history section
    Murano is still held as the birthplace of modern glass art.
  • Glass art, history section, glassblowing sentence
    Glassblowing was perhaps invented in the 1st century BC, and featured heavily in Roman glass, which was highly developed with forms such as the cage cup for a luxury market.
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