The highest pinnacle in history certainly comes with Murano glassmaking production. In fact, many of the Intaglio jewelry represent mythological scenes and some are even casts of coins or Roman friezes. The period of true splendor for Glass intaglio jewelry begins with the Renaissance, first in France, then in Italy, where the discovery of ancient Roman sites and the unearthing of finds rediscover the taste for the classic motif of Hellenistic mold, made of busts and ethereal faces, in plastic poses, evoking a beauty to contemplate. Together with Altino, Aquileia is one of the cities where future Venetians lived before escaping from the barbarian invasions of Attila. Originally, only semi-precious stones were carved, but glass, which came from trade with the East, became a very valuable alternative.Īnd what does this have to do with Venice? In reality everything starts from Aquileia, the Roman city of the famous mosaics declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998. It was born in the beginning as a method of creating seals, to be pressed on wax, but soon it was also used in jewelry making. The art of intaglios comes from far away, from ancient Greece and Rome. One of the works that have most exalted it, has been undoubtedly intaglio carving, a technique that excavates, through a work of engraving, the surface, creating images. This material has found its role in antique cameo jewelry for hundreds of years. The role of glass paste over the centuries Let's investigate more in depth how glass paste creates the intaglio jewelry. This ensures a gradual return to room temperature, without a sudden heat shock causing it to explode. The mixture is stirred for up to 18 hours and allowed to cool in particular furnaces, called "tempre", for an entire day.
Its compound requires very long processing times. It is a mixture, based on silica, in which sodium, calcium and colored pigments are added and melted by cooking it in a blast furnace at 1300 degrees.
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