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Lamp (Cesendello)

19th century
Not on view
After successful experiments conducted by Gaetano Negrisolo between 1830 and 1852, enameling on glass was resumed in Venice after a hiatus of some three centuries. This example is based on an early Renaissance hanging lamp in the Murano Museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lamp (Cesendello)
  • Date: 19th century
  • Culture: Italian, Venice (Murano)
  • Medium: Glass, enamelled and gilt
  • Dimensions: Height: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Gift of James Jackson Jarves, 1881
  • Object Number: 81.8.222
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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