Venetian glass had been produced since the early 13th century and was
hailed as the most beautiful and purest glass in the world, thanks to
glassmakers'skills at making wonderful and original works of art.
The mastery of Murano glassmakers have always been expressed through
the use of a few simple iron tools but the most important ingredient of
their success was glass itself.
Murano glass infact remained in workable condition for a long period of
time before needing to be placed in the fire, so it allowed glassmakers complex
manipulations and the creation of thin layers, both distinctive elements
of the rich production of glass in Murano.
Murano chandeliers for instance were essentially different from those built
with lead crystal such as bohemian chandeliers, since they're made of soda
crystal, that gave the glass this unique asset: the ability for the glassmakers
to execute the graceful shapes of flowers and leaves.